AUGUST 19, 1942 - DIEPPE, FRANCE
It was the tenth anniversary of the allied forces invasion of Dieppe, France, and Frank Pasquill Sr. was being visited in a Kenora, Ontario hospital by some of his Canadian Legion friends, who had served with him in World War II.
Having refused medical attention for a perforated ulcer, until stomach
acid had eaten away most of his pancreas, Frank Sr. was in
post-operative shock.
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Aug 19,1952 - 10 YEAR FLASHBACK
War memories, mixed with pain and drugs, brought on a flashback, during which Frank imagined his buddies were German soldiers, overpowered them, and leaped from a second story window.
Amazingly he survived the fall, just as he had done exactly ten years earlier. This time, however, running in the dark on his way home, he stumbled into the Lake of the Woods, and drowned at the age of thirty two.
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PTSD-FOREVER DEADLY?
Like many veterans, Frank Sr. avoided talking about the war, and dealt with his intrusive memories by self-medicating with alcohol.
Such avoidance of traumatic memory triggers, is one of the main symptoms of what is now known as post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, otherwise known as "shell shock," or "combat fatigue"
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EMOTIONAL TUNING VIDEOS
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Avoidance of memory triggers is what makes makes trauma survivors hesitate to become involved in either talk therapy or support groups. It is one of the major reasons we created a series of self-help video programs that people can dowload from the internet and view in the privacy of their own homes.
Click here if you have not seen Video 0- "Introduction to Emotional Tuning",
If you have watched the videos, you might be interested in PTSD STATISTICS, or
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