Officer With PTSD

[Beans]

By the way, you are starting to turn into a bit of a drama queen.

[countybear]

If you are suffering from psychological trauma following a close physical combat situation, read this book:

"On Combat"
By Lt. Col. Dave Grossman with Loren Christenson
http://www.killology.com/book_oncombat_summary.htm

If that doesn't hold you, try this one next:

"Psychological Effects of Combat"
By Dave Grossman and Bruce K. Siddle
Academic Press, 2000
http://www.killology.com/article_psychological.htm

Then if you want, you can do some research into treatment of PTSD through the process of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). http://www.fsu.edu/~trauma/a1v5i4.htm

After you have done this, you will understand the responses that you recieved here. You will know why we aren't as sensitive as you want us to be. You will know for sure if you are truly suffering from PTSD, or just going through the natural process of dealing with the after effects of an ass whipping. If you make it through those books, I'll be happy to discuss PTSD with you.

(... and you too Crimbytes2)

[213th]

*You must spread some reputation around before giving it to countybear again...

I see that nearly daily

[Beans]

I see that nearly daily

No kidding, he is like the LEF Wise Man.

[countybear]

Nah, just a smartass...

[Buttercup]

No kidding, he is like the LEF Wise Man.

Or the LEF Oracle.

[rob84]

Or the LEF yoda, one might say

[lewisipso]

In reading the replies to my 1st post it offends me to see how people view PTSD as nothing more than a cut or a bruise.

Why? Let me explain. When I first started my job there were 3 officers total on the road in a city of over 7000. Now that may not seem bad to most standards but add the fact that the 2 officers that were working with me were usless, as tits on a bull, and there may be a problem. That's, let's see, over 7000 to 1 odds. I've wrestled with hopped up folks twice my size (5'3) with various weapons of choice. I had my ass whipped and whipped others. Usually by myself until someone who gave a sh!t got there to help me. It didn't happen often but sometimes 2 on 1. Why some may ask? Because somebody had to do it. I had my reasons. This is not isolated. I know at least a dozen other officers in this area who have done the same. Sh!t happens.
Try and understand this. At this time, in my career, I view political retaliation worse than anything I've been involved in so far. There is no real protection, civil service or otherwise, to help avoid losing our jobs if we become targets except our reputations. To me, losing my career, and the ability to provide for my family, while trying to provide quality law enforcement, after this many years is stress to me.
The incident you refer to is the stress that you experienced. I will not judge that. Not my place. However, comparing that to what other officers have experienced as stress may seem not as significant. An officer who has experienced, what they seem as, way more stress may find it difficult to understand the "more minor" incident that you unfortunately were involved in.
Don't make light of your own incident but take it in stride when others may.
jmo

[countybear]

Or the LEF yoda, one might say

[rob84]

[ex401mp]

That Yoda picture is funny as hell. I can find those things myself.

[121Traffic]

Shows how much you don't understand PTSD. What you fail to realize is that, unfortunately for many, the incident doesn't have to be life threatening to bring on PTSD.

I'm by no means an expert, but I have had some training both in critical incident/traumatic stress (Not all post traumatic stress is actually PTSD!), mental health, and CIT (Crisis Intervention). I can say that the consensus among EVERYONE who lectured on PTSD in those training seminars said the same thing...in order for PTSD to manifest, there MUST be a perceived threat of death or serious bodily injury. And not just broken bones type injuries, we are talking physical disfigurement, paralysis, maiming, etc.