Mike Zacchea on His Severe PTSD and TBI

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Mike Zacchea finally got psychological help after setting his house on fire because he thought his wife was an insurgent. He says he's functional now, he has strategies that work, but he knows he will never be cured of his severe PTSD and TBI.

Watch "Mike Zacchea: 'Fake It Til You Make It Doesn't Work'"

Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough, Justin Rhodes, and Lara Collins, BrainLine.

Special thanks to Lt. Col. Tim Maxwell, USMC (ret), and his wife, Shannon.