About The Project
PTS/TBI DOCUMENTARY PROJECT
Defenders of Freedom FL is the fiscal sponsor of a Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Documentary Project.
DOCUMENTARY PROJECT OVERVIEW
The PTSD Documentary Project is a series of single-subject documentaries about veterans with diagnosed PTSD and the Veteran Support Organizations that provide treatments/therapies. The documentaries will be produced in association with DOFFL and each sponsor will be noted on the documentary produced through their donations raised through DOFFL specifically for this project.
PTSD DOCUMENTARY TRAILERS
Our Most Asked Questions
TBI is an acronym for Traumatic Brain Injury. TBI is an injury from an external force that impacts parts of the brain that affects normal brain functions.
Head injuries can result in a TBI. Because our organization is focused on military veterans, the TBI that we provide treatment for most is from a military vehicle crash, explosions, blasts from rocket propelled grenades, IEDs, falls, explosive shockwaves, and impacts from military service.
This is not a complete list of symptoms and if for educational purposes only.
-Lack of motivation
-Mood changes
-Blurred vision
-Difficulty organizing tasks (even daily to-do lists)
-Easily irritated/angered
-Headache/ringing in the ears
-Feeling anxious and/or sad
-Balance issues
-Lights, sounds, distractions sensitivity
-Impaired problem solving
-Easily overwhelmed/confused
All sorts of cool cognitive stuff.
PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that only develops after someone goes through or see life-threatening events.
For many veterans, PTSD is a result of traumatic events they may have witnessed or experienced directly. They may experience troublesome and intrusive symptoms, such as reliving the event (flashbacks), hypervigilance (being worried that something or someone is going to hurt them), avoiding situations that remind them of the event, or experiencing increased negative thoughts and feelings.
This is not a complete list of symptoms and if for educational purposes only.
-Nightmares
-Flashbacks of the event
-Seeing, hearing, or smelling something that causes the veteran to relive the event
-Avoids driving
-Avoids crowds
-Staying busy to avoid thinking about the event
-Feeling numb/lost
-Feeling of guilt/shame about the event
-Restless sleep (if sleeping at all)
-Difficulty concentrating
-Destructive behaviors like abusing drugs, alcohol, or even driving aggressively
Therapies, drugs, meditation.
Call Veterans Crisis Line
You're important to us and everyone around you, if you're having thoughts of hurting yourself or someone else,
CALL 1-800-723-8255 (press 1).