Sufferer I Thought My Cynicism Was Just A Coping Mechanism Until I Couldn't Turn It Off.

[mamachick]

Not only do I think the police need good mental health care, I think that in the future, depts need to hire mental health professionals to go out on calls. They cant just taze someone with autism who doesnt respond in their expected time.
Altbenji-I admire the work that you do and know that you have to have burnout and symptoms from this day to day. Glad you are doing something to take care of yourself.

 

[Deleted member 28403]

Welcome to the forums :hug: I hope this place helps you. It's very useful because of the bulk amount of people who feel similar and understand. There is a lot of advice and support to be found here :) I hope that this amazing community helps you as much as it helped me, reading all the similar stories, and learning a lot along the way. Hugs if you accept :hug:

 

[cat-lady]

Welcome! I hope you are able to take some time away from your work to heal!

 

[Mytime]

Welcome to the forum. I'm a supporter, my H is a firefighter. He also got into therapy, EMDR, I would like to give you a heads up. Things can get worse before getting better. But they do get better as you start to process some of your calls. Here to support you when you need it.

 

[Gs172003]

I am a paramedic and a career firefighter. It took years of failed attempts, poverty, and bouts of ho...

First of all thank you for your service. Second I'm so sorry for what you are dealing with. I can't imagine, I can only listen

 

[Parafiregirl]

I came across an excellent resource today and immediately thought of you. It's called the Code Green Campaign.

There was an article in JEMS highlighting it, and I have been to the website and Twitter and was thinking,"Yes! This is what we need! "

Seems like a wonderful platform to get us started in making a change in our culture. Let me know what you think.