I shared with you in my first post the reasons behind my desire to create a supportive community for our military based on what my dad and been through, and my own personal history.
Part of what moves me is PTSD. Called many things over the years, by many people. Today a friend shared the article below with me and the timing could not be better. It speaks to PTSD and how long it has been with us, and what is being done about it through the powerful work Bryan Doerries, a cofounder of Outside the Wire. I've posted the first couple of paragraphs below. The rest can be read at the link provided. I hope you find it helpful.
Blessings,
Nellie
Theater Of War
2011/07/19
Timeless tales
Center stage
By Christina Wood
Nobody understands the strains of war and the toll long deployments can take on a servicemember better than a fellow servicemember. That’s why Outside the Wire LLC, an organization based in New York, relies on plays written by a battle-hardened general to get people talking about the challenges faced by members of our armed services and their families.
Playwright Sophocles fought his battles more than 2,000 years ago, which only adds an interesting dimension to the conversation.
Theater of War, launched in 2008, is the brainchild of Bryan Doerries, a cofounder of Outside the Wire. Before then, Doerries says, “I didn’t know what sacrifice was.” Since then, more than 150 staged readings of Sophocles’ plays Ajax and Philoctetes have been performed for military communities across the country and in Europe. Each reading has been followed by a discussion that might be life-changing for someone in the audience.
“Last year, after one of our performances in New York City, a veteran walked up to me and said, ‘Knowing PTSD goes back to B.C. gives me the feeling that I’m otally alone,’ ” Doerries says. “I guess that’s our message: If you have served or [have] cared for someone who has served, you are not alone in this room, you are not alone across the country, and most important, you are not alone across time.” To read the rest of the article Click Here
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