Defence and Veterans
Helping current and former defence personnel living with trauma, PTSD, and suicidal ideation
For over a decade, the David Lynch Foundation has offered TM as a simple, easy-to-learn approach for reducing symptoms of PTSD and depression among serving defence personnel and military veterans in many countries around the world.
Studies on the highly positive effects of TM on defence service-related PTSD and other chronic mental health conditions have been documented in the Lancet Journal of Psychiatry, Military Medicine, and many other publications.
Left untreated, anxiety, chronic trauma and PTSD cripples functioning and places active service personnel and veterans at great risk for violent and self-destructive behaviour including:
– Alcoholism or drug abuse
– Severe depression, anxiety, or emotional numbness
– Family and employment problems
– Higher risk of suicide
Defence personnel describe how learning TM has been effective in addressing PTSD.
DEFENCE PERSONNEL AND VETERANS EXPLAIN HOW TM GUIDED THEM BACK FROM THE EDGE
I began practicing TM after my ADF career had ended.
It was a highly valuable tool for me during the turbulent transition from military life and continues to offer me a source of calm and reassurance in my life.
I continue to reflect on how valuable TM would have been for me during my ADF career.
Traumas that I brought into the Marine Corps caught up and that led to a pretty detailed plan for suicide.
TM worked for me, and it has worked for thousands of my brothers and sisters. It’s given me the opportunity not just to survive on earth but to thrive here and to live a life that is truly full of purpose, meaning, connection, and service.”
I strongly believe that it is a positive way to either add energy or relax unwind, which I often found difficult to do during my ADF career.
It is my opinion that this technique should be made available to all members of the ADF”
Find out how …
The David Lynch Foundation’s Defence and Veterans PTSD Resilience and Recovery programs can assist your organisation by contacting beth@davidlynchfoundation.org.au
About TM
About the Transcendental Meditation® (TM) Technique
What is Transcendental Meditation?
It is a simple, natural, effortless technique practiced 20 minutes twice a day while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed.
It has been taught by highly qualified Certified teachers worldwide for over 65 years and requires no change in lifestyle or adoption of any belief system.