Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface: Phyllis' Story
Preface: Rachel's Story
Chapter 1: What Is Mental Imagery
Chapter 2: Healing As Freedom
Chapter 3: How to Practice Mental Imagery
Chapter 4: Hypervigilance
Chapter 5: Anxiety and Fear
Chapter 6: Anger
Chapter 7: Triggers
Chapter 8: Isolation
Chapter 9: Depression
Chapter 10: Guilt
Chapter 11: Insomnia and Nightmares
Chapter 12: Loss and Grief
Chapter 13: Physical Pain
Chapter 14: Concussions and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 15: Overcoming Addiction
Chapter 16: Military Sexual Trauma
Chapter 17: Life Plan and Stopping Exercises:
Using Your Will
Chapter 18: For the Families of Vets
Chapter 19: Creating Your Own Exercises
Chapter 20: Choosing to Live Life Well
Chapter 21: Notes for Healthcare Professionals: Mental Imagery
as a Therapeutic Modality
Chapter 22: For Clinicians: Techniques to Reverse Nightmares,
Flashbacks, and Intrusive Memories
Endnotes
Sources of Imagery
References
Main Index
Index of PTSD Patient Stories
Index of Mental Imagery Exercises
About the Authors