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Working As A Firefighter With PTSD

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• December 14, 2016

Working As a Firefigher With PTSD –  Smoke in the air.  The blaring alarm.  Every firefighter knows the rush of emotions that fill the heart when it’s time to roll.  Excitement.  Anticipation.  Fear.  Is this the Big One?  Is today the day my number’s up? However, in the gung-ho fire environment, too often the feelings that haunt us are pushed down to the bottom.  Nobody wants to look weak in front of his or her teammates.  Nobody wants to be “that Guy”.  So we repress, force a grim smile, and get back to work.  The things we’ve seen stay with ... Read more