In this weeks Craig Ball concluding episode the big fella says "PTSD is not an end state…Talk, Reach Out, Connect, Follow up"

Craig has always found himself counselling others  in one way or another and enrolled in a counselling coarse  soon after High School.  On considering “getting out” he put together his counselling experience,  speaking engagements combined with earlier teachings of rational emotive behaviour therapy.  He also ran resilience training which was taken up by a campaign for Rail safety Week.  It was a resounding success.  Returning to Mens Mental Health Craig talks about the challenges personally of mentoring a suicide prevention group and building a Facebook community.  EBT, (Emotional Behaviour Therapy) , CBT ( Cognitive Behaviour Therapy), Craig is a big advocate of bite sized chunks that anyone struggling can use straight away.

First point is to make people feel safe and ok.  Some of the existing PTSD support areas and charities are based on financial models instead of early intervention with behaviour modification therapies.  This can leave suffers feeling the care is not there.   That’s simply not true.   Move on to one of the 5000 independents out there in Australia till one resonates with you.   He is passionate about that and generous in his information development and delivery model.   His emphasis is on strength to grow through to a goal on the horizon, develop coping mechanisms, patience for bad days, flexibility in goal approach.   His new course camps on “You Are Enough” and how you feel right now is not the end game.  Reach out sooner and often to a safe place (it doesn’t have to be military), hookup to defence force groups and check out the VA.   Most of all… follow up on yourself!

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