I have been doing some reading of late, research and so forth, trying to find exactly what structure I really use to help others, being what really does work for PTSD sufferers. I think I have it down now to a more definitive selection criteria, and wanted to share it here so sufferers and spouses can see what structure really does work to heal trauma and learn PTSD management.

1. Remembering the Trauma
   1. Uncover the trauma
   2. Reconstructing the trauma mentally
2. Feeling the Feelings
   1. Why we must feel
   2. Processing the feelings we feel
3. Living With Anger
   1. The problems with anger
   2. Anger at one self
   3. Anger at others
   4. How to manage anger
4. Understanding Grief and Sorrow
   1. The benefits of grieving
   2. The grieving process
   3. Strategies for coping with grief
   4. Accepting grief
5. Empowerment
   1. Appreciating your own progress
   2. Self care and safety
   3. Avoiding revictimization
   4. Harnessing rage
   5. Compensations if appropriate
   6. Accepting the scars

Most of this, bar a few subtle changes, is exactly as per a book I read, "I can't get over it", which depicts this style of recovery, being the recovery process I use which works. I think its very accurate, definitive and guides a person from trauma itself, to taking power over trauma, thus taking control over your PTSD.

I guess I am shareing this more so people can see an effective method that works, which is vastly different from the doctrine CBT model of therapy, which I found myself was not as useful at all stages as I would have desired for my own PTSD recovery.