Helping Military Families With Stress

Having a loved one deployed in a combat zone can be enormously stressful for the entire family. Fear for the safety of a loved is barely hidden underneath every waking moment; it even intrudes on one’s sleep. I know. My son was a Marine in Fallujah in 2004. I also know how effectively Healing Touch helps one cope with stress.

Since some combat deployments have been for twelve, fifteen, and sometimes even eighteen months, the constant worry or a loved one begins to take a toll on the bodies of military families. Our adrenal glands are designed to supply hormones (principally adrenalin  and cortisol) to help us deal with brief occasions of danger. These hormones sharpen our mind and our reflexes in order to act quickly to avert a driving accident, for instance. Once the danger has passed, the hormones drop down to normal levels.