Have you heard of Blanket of Freedom, an organization supporting Veterans with mental illness using drama/expressive therapy?

One of the things we believe is a barrier to treatment is the idea that it's "treatment". It's hard to actually acknowledge that we need help...this is especially relevant in the military population where we are taught to just drive on and continue the mission. With art therapy, it allows the individual to view treatment differently. It focuses on the art form which in itself can be a cathartic process. That is what happened to me...I got in to acting after leaving the military and found that this process was helping me to begin to resolve and move through some issues. Therefore, my focus was different and I was no longer afraid to tackle some of my issues through the artistic process.