The battleground: Acknowledging and treating the wounds from trauma [abqjournal.com]

Alicia Doktor 3/13/1912:00 PM

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Talking about trauma is important to start healing, according to a local mental-health professional.

“Most people coming back from war have some sort of post-traumatic stress,” said social worker and therapist Tatiana Percival. “It’s really all about taking that first step to get help.”

Percival said in her experience, many people with symptoms of PTSD think they can handle it on their own or feel isolated with their experience.

[For more on this story by STEPHEN MONTOYA, go to https://www.abqjournal.com/1289725/the-battleground-acknowledging-and-treating-the-wounds-from-trauma.html]

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