Healing Combat PTSD Spiritually Is Decades Old, Not New

Seriously? The article says “But only recently has their been a movement to address it not just as a psycho-medical condition but also as a spiritual phenomenon.” Too bad that isn't true. Point Man International Ministries started in 1984 working to heal veterans as well as families. Healing combat PTSD by spirit, mind and body is far from new. Just because someone makes a claim like that does not make it true but the truth behind this kind of healing is very true.

Combat trauma group aims to help vets heal spiritually together

Posted: Tuesday, Sep 16th, 2014
By Jon Stinnett The Cottage Grove Sentinel

courtesy photo Chaplain Jonathan Landon and the Combat Trauma Healing Manual he uses to help veterans heal.

Over the years, it's gone by many names — combat fatigue, shell shock, combat trauma, to name a few. But recently the perspective on treating the condition commonly known as post traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans has started to shift, according to a military chaplain who has lately begun gathering vets together to share their experiences at Cottage Grove Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3473.

“Psychology has been trying to wrap its arms around PTSD since before World War II,” said Chaplain Jonathan Landon. “But only recently has their been a movement to address it not just as a psycho-medical condition but also as a spiritual phenomenon.”

For the complete article see the 09-17-2014 issue.