Florida Vietnam veteran tries naked treatment for PTSD

Tampa Bay veterans find a creative treatment for their PTSD: nudism
ABC News
By: Alison Morrow
September 18, 2013

Lutz, Fla. - At Paradise Lakes Resort, the white noise of jacuzzi jets drowns out the loudest bang, which comes from nearby shuffleboard games.

"This place here gives me tranquility," said Max Sanchez.

Tranquility is no small feat for Sanchez, who retired from the U.S. Army as a captain, after fighting 347 days in Vietnam.

"Night ambushes," he remembered. "Try to engage the enemy into battle."

All of that left him with flashbacks long after his return to his wife. One night he woke up from a dream with her hair in his hand.

"I was grabbing her hair, pulling on the back of her hair, and trying to interrogate her," he said. "Why am I so nervous now?"

Sanchez soon learned about PTSD.

"We think that's a survival mechanism that says, 'If you ever come across any sight, smell or sound like that, it's really important to get away," explained Dr. Kevin Kip.
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