Some Wounds Don't Bleed: A PTSD Poetic Account of War

This book is a collection of original poetry from a Vietnam War veteran suffering with PTSD. The author utilized his poetry and other writing as a means of therapy and coping for his PTSD condition. This book includes almost 200 poems of PTSD and war, experience with the Veterans Administration and more. Included is a paper that the author cowrote for a psychology journal regarding his PTSD. Also included are 50 cartoons depicting conversations the author has experienced with his VA doctors. This book is not for everybody. Someone would be interested in this book if they themselves suffer from post war PTSD or if a family member or friend wants to learn more about the thoughts and feelings of a post war PTSD veteran. This book is brutally open and honest about war, society, PTSD and PTSD management practices. Also you will find in this book, a paper that the author co-wrote about his PTSD for a professional psychology journal. Additionally there are many cartoons written by the author depicting the doctor/patient setting in the mental health department of the Veterans Administration. This book is not for everybody. The appropriate reader for this book might be another PTSD sufferer or a family member who needs to learn more about the plight of the post-war PTSD warrior. "I had trouble for years describing to my wife how I feel with this PTSD. I sat my wife down one evening and read her this book out loud cover the cover. We laughed and we cried together. At the end of the book, I handed her the book and said, This is the way I feel. She said, I get it now. Thank you. This book has improved our relationship and our quality of life." Captain MW, Chaplain Retired