PTSD support group for wives forming in Grand Junction

PTSD support group for wives forming in Grand Junction



BY Marija B. Vader
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER


Wives of soldiers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder are forming a support group in Mesa County.

“We’re hoping to help the wives of veterans. They’re going through hell too,” said Phyllis Clugston, one of the organizers of the group.

Men who served in war who cannot escape the torment of what they’ve seen can be diagnosed with PTSD at Grand Junction’s Veterans Administration Hospital.

The soldiers who lived through a single or many traumatic events can years later experience hypervigilance, sudden rage, sleep disorders, substance abuse, flashbacks, anxiety, depression, a loss of trust, and more.

The goal of this group will be to support wives and relationship partners through education, communication skill-building, stress relief activities and social bonding.
The initial meeting of interested people will be in the week of Aug. 25.
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