J Douglas Bremner

You Can't Just Snap out of It: the Real Path to Recovery from Psychological Trauma J Douglas Bremner

Publisher Marketing: Psychological trauma can put a stranglehold on your life. Childhood abuse, car accidents, the sudden death of a loved one, the list goes on and on. You try and put things in the past and forget about them, but it can be hard to move on. Your friends and family tell you to "get over it," "move on," and "just snap out of it." You try, but it's not that easy. The more they tell you things like that, the worse you feel, because now you are a failure, in addition to everything else. But there is a better way. YOU CAN'T JUST SNAP OUT OF IT will teach you how to take charge of your recovery from psychological trauma. It gives you tools to put you on the road to recovery, like stress reduction techniques, meditation, mindfulness training, and anxiety reduction strategies, as well as changes in lifestyle that can improve your mood and how you feel about yourself. We also offer tips to partners and families to help them understand what you are going through, because loved ones may hold the key to your recovery. The book introduces the START-NOW Program, which we have developed. It incorporates an easy-to-remember acronym that spells out an eight-point plan to recovery, teaching principles like seeking safety, talking about trauma, learning altruism, and many others. This book lets YOU be in charge of your recovery, and it won't cost you an arm and a leg. Taking charge of your own recovery from psychological trauma is a powerful tool. So what are you waiting for? START-NOW! Contributor Bio:  Reed, Lai Dr J. Douglas Bremner is a Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology at Emory University School of Medicine. He was the original Medical Director of the inpatient unit of the National Center for PTSD for treatment of Vietnam combat veterans and has a 25 year career of research and treatment of PTSD related to both combat and childhood abuse. He has written multiple books and hundreds of research articles, some of which are the most highly cited in his field. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and teenage son and he has one grown daughter who recently graduated from the University of Chicago. Lai Reed, M. B. A., is Associate Director at the Emory Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. She has worked for over a decade on clinical research studies of both victims of childhood abuse and combat veterans with PTSD. Prior to that she ran an inpatient treatment unit for the treatment of children and adolescents with a history of childhood trauma - substance abuse disorders. She lives in Decatur, Georgia.