In his landmark book, The Time Paradox, internationally known psychologist Philip Zimbardo showed that we can transform the way we think about our past, present, and future to attain greater success in work and in life.

Introduction by Philip Zimbardo xi Preface by Richard and Rosemary Sword xix Part 1 PTSD and Time Perspective Therapy 1 How PTSD Sufferers Get Stuck in Time 3 PTSD basics 6 2 A New Psychology of Time 31 The Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory 46 3 Time Perspective Therapy 63 Part 2 The stories 4 War Veterans, PTSD, and Time Perspective Therapy 95 ‘‘I Can Still Feel the Shock Wave of the Incoming Artillery Hitting Us’’ Aki, World War II Veteran 105 ‘‘I Didn’t Want to Shoot Villagers’’ Mike, Korean War Veteran 112 ‘‘The Rush of Taking a Human Life was My Addiction’’ Ed, Vietnam War Veteran 119 ‘‘It’s Etched Forever in My Memory’’ Sean, Gulf War Veteran 128 ‘‘Something Snapped Inside Me’’ Everest, Iraq War Veteran 135 5 Everyday Trauma, PTSD, and Time Perspective Therapy 145 ‘‘The Call That Broke the Camel’s Back’’ Mary 149 ‘‘I Felt Totally Inadequate’’ Jenny 158 ‘‘I Thought I Was Dead for Sure’’ Sherman 166 ‘‘I Don’t Know If I Killed Her—It’s Worse If You Don’t Know’’ Randall 175 6 Women, PTSD, and Time Perspective Therapy 185 ‘‘And Anyway, No One Will Believe You’’ Iris 187 ‘‘I Felt Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place’’ Eve 197 ‘‘I Felt Like I Was Half a Person’’ Faith 205 ‘‘I Hid in the Closet for What Seemed Like Eternity’’ Keiko 214 ‘‘It Has Been So Hard’’ Betty 227 ‘‘I Got Really Scared’’ Grace 235 Epilogue 247 Glossary 251 Resources 255 Appendix A: How TPT Compares with Other Approaches 261 Appendix B: Clinical Trial: TPT Pilot Study Research Data 265 Appendix C: Client Psychological Test Scores 273 Acknowledgments 281 About the Authors 283 Endnotes 285 Index 301

Praise for The Time Cure "Dr. Zimbardo and Dr. Richard and Rosemary Sword have advanced both a model and a philosophy that empowers those impacted by PTSD to help themselves find the peace and balance that was lost through trauma. Time Perspective Therapy (TPT) is a powerful breakthrough at a time when the need has never been greater. This book will change the lives of so many that have felt lost to a life of fear and anguish, but now can discover the joy of a hope-filled future." —DR. PHIL MCGRAW, bestselling author and host, Dr. Phil "Trauma can often disrupt perspective, locking one's eyes onto painful events in the rearview mirror. Read this book if you want to know how to return your focus to the road." —DAVID EAGLEMAN, neuroscientist, Baylor College of Medicine; author, Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain "The Time Cure is a magnificent offering to the PTSD literature. No serious researcher or clinical professional in the field of psychological post-trauma should be without a copy on their bookshelves. With the burgeoning number of war veterans with PTSD as well as traumatized individuals from other walks of life, this timely book can be generalized to a wide variety of settings and situations." —HAROLD HALL, PH.D., ABPP, APN, editor, Terrorism: Strategies for Intervention; director, Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and Aggression "Our current generation of military suffers greatly from the emotional wounds of war (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Time Perspective Therapy can be a helpful technique to unravel the emotional chaos of the past, create a focused present, and move toward a hopeful future for today's soldiers, veterans, and our families." —TED ENGELMANN, writer, photographer, and Viet Nam veteran "The most widely prescribed therapies for PTSD, due to their revisiting of painful past experiences, often drive clients away before long-lasting healing can begin. The Time Cure offers a welcome alternative that empowers individuals to refocus thoughts into more productive pathways that lead out of the negative past into a more hopeful, goal-directed future. This promising new approach could revolutionize the manner in which PTSD is treated." —DON KOPF, PH.D., psychologist, Positive Potential Counseling and Consulting, Honolulu, Hawaii