Portrait of a veteran: Art helps vet overcome PTSD
11/11/2014
Marshfield News Herald

By Marisa Cuellar

Just a few years ago, U.S. Air Force veteran Shawn Ganther was avoiding social situations, shutting people out, and waiting for his daughter's bedtime so he could have a drink to try to decompress.

Ganther, now 37, was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, but he hadn't sought counseling.

"I didn't do the front-lines stuff," he said, in reference to his military service. "I thought what I was going through wasn't as severe, so I never attempted to seek help."

An art class at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point changed that — and he hopes creative expression can do the same for other central Wisconsin veterans.

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