Silence is Sometimes the Loudest Cry!

Shake it off! Man up! Don’t you let them see you cry! Never let them see you sweat! These are the words that you can hear echoing through society whereas too many therapists and psychologist are often too quick with writing down ‘Danger to the uniform’ when it comes down to when 1st responders are saying “Uhm, can I talk to you about something that is bothering me?”

These sounds from society and the clinical diagnoses from a civilian point of view is smothering the voice of a 1st responder, it is strangling their vocal cords. The result is that too many 1st responders will go through it alone and in silence. And, sometimes, with devastating actions that are impossible to reverse. That should never be the option! It does not make you less of a man or less of a woman or less of a first responder when you talk to the people around you or utilize that people that are there to help you.

Understanding the uniform equals gaining an understanding about the mindset of those who are wearing it.

Besides being an emergency counselor and me understanding the mindset of a police officer due to the fact I was working in law enforcement myself once, firefighters and paramedics are the professions I deal with on a daily basis, and thus the events that go along with it, as my family are practicing these professions.

Listening to their experiences as well as the experiences form other 1st responders, made me realize that, in the region I live that is, still too few therapists and psychologists do not fully understand the mindset of these people. So, my very personal goal is becoming a licensed Psychotherapist with the expertise in trauma and PTSD with 1st responders.

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