Rock Painting Therapy: A Soldier's Journey to Improved Mental Health

by Robert Chappell Jr

Overview

Approximately 7.7 million American adults suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Those who suffer often refuse to seek help for fear of being labeled with PTSD by society. Quite often, they become isolated from family and friends, and may fear being ostracized by co-workers. Such actions frequently lead to mental well-being challenges in one's personal life, as well as in their professional work environment.

Rock Painting Therapy: A Soldier's Journey to Improved Mental Health is both a military memoir and a suggested self-help therapy option for PTSD symptoms, such as anxiety, restlessness, flashbacks, nightmares, and social adaptability issues.

Here, Robert P. Chappell, Jr., a veteran of U.S. military combat, offers readers an insider's real-life view of an individual who transformed from an Army Reservist to a combat active-duty soldier, navigating the challenges of assimilating back into peacetime and civilian life. Chappell offers a positive cognitive approach to mental wellness through rock painting by sharing strategies in selecting and designing rocks, varying ways to hide the artwork for the enjoyment of others, and the excitement in finding artistical treasures created by others in the rock art community.

Among other things, Rock Painting Therapy: A Soldier's Journey to Improved Mental Health explains:

- how rock painting can provide a therapeutic outlet for stress;

- the benefits of imprinting positive cognitive experiences over negative past memories;

- the techniques of selecting the perfect rocks, gathering the proper rock painting supplies, how to preserve the paint on rocks, where to hide rocks and safe rock adventures; and

- the adventures of rock hiding and social media clubs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781662909283
Publisher:	Gatekeeper Press
Publication date:	12/07/2021
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Robert P. Chappell, Jr., is a veteran of United States Army. He began his military career in 1983, commissioning at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as an Army Reserve 2nd Lieutenant. During his 25-year career, Chappell served as a 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Major, and Lieutenant Colonel. His military career included assignments as a platoon leader, detachment commander, company commander, assistant operations and security officer, aide-de-camp to the commanding general, brigade personnel officer, battalion training officer, battalion executive officer, battalion commander, and brigade executive officer.Chappell is also a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Between 2005 - 2006, he served on active duty with the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel, primarily located in the Nineveh Province in Iraq. Lieutenant Colonel Chappell was awarded the Bronze Star, Army Combat Action Badge, 101st Airborne Air Assault combat patch, 11th Armored Cavalry combat patch, and the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Order of the Combat Spur. Chappell retired from the military in 2008.