Eyes of the Viper: Reclaiming Life from the Horrors of PTSD is the real life story of LTC Mark A Mayerstein, a 100 percent disabled Vietnam Veteran. As the direct result of the death of his partner and him suffering serious wounds in the Laotian jungle during the Vietnam War, he developed Post-traumatic Stress Disorder much later in life. This book contains the account of how he came to the realization that he needed help and how that help found its way to him. It also contains some great advice for the families of Veterans who are suffering the ravages of this horrific mental health affliction. Within the story, LTC Mayerstein describes, in vivid detail, his experiences and feelings concerning the challenges presented by the Cognitive Processing Therapy and the Prolonged Exposure Therapy he went through for 3 1/2 years at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albuquerque, NM. The detail he provides is shocking in its bare honesty. To his successes and failures along the way, he credits his eventual success in taming the ravages of this insidious, ruinous affliction. His primary goal for writing this book, is to provide encouragement to those who are suffering from PTSD; especially to those who have been reluctant to seek out the therapy they so desperately require because they might feel it makes them less of a person for admitting they need help.