Surviving the Night: A Marine's Memoir about Vietnam, PTSD, Moral Injury, and Healing from Trauma

In this trauma and recovery book, Vietnam War veteran Tim Doble gives a voice to those healing from PTSD—from veterans with moral injury to victims of sexual abuse trauma, and anyone who has gone through something that they "never talk about.""I had the opportunity to read Surviving the Night after twenty years of counseling Vietnam veterans. It is remarkable how effective just one person can be in changing cultural perspectives on combat and mental health, and I will always be grateful for Doble's work."—Dr. Irene Harriss, associate professor of psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical SchoolAfter serving in the infantry in Vietnam, Tim Doble suffered in silence. For decades following the war, he struggled with the challenges of depression, anxiety, and moral injury. He even dressed in the dark every morning to avoid looking at his scars.Just as he avoided reminders of his physical wounds, Doble avoided looking too closely at his emotional scars. But once he started facing the diff