The Effects Of The Suck It Up Culture (PTSD in EMT) | Anthony Guerne | TEDxAdelphiUniversity

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  @Nathanielnavarro811 · 6 years ago

  Been in EMS for 7 years. <br>PTSD IS ABSOLUTELY REAL.

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  @jagjr44 · 1 year ago

  &quot;Our successes are hidden; our failures are very public.&quot; Harsh truth.

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  @steve8992 · 4 years ago

  the balls on this guy for bearing his soul, respect man

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  @sameveratt737 · 3 years ago

  I think I can speak for all paramedics when I say thank you for representing us.

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  @urgentadam2047 · 5 years ago

  Yeah, Ems made me emotionally cold and disconnected from every emotion besides anger. No tears at family funerals but I would burst into uncontrollable tears over nothing, just talking to a store employee in the middle of the aisle at a vitamin shop.

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  @celestwarrior · 8 years ago

  Glad to hear you talk about this. I have been an EMT for a long time, but only just became a medic. Some of the things that were said were spot on. EMS isn&apos;t a field where when we have a bad day at work we can just expect family and friends to understand. Someone else&apos;s bad day is their boss yelling at them. Our bad day is people dieing.

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  @Nathanielnavarro811 · 6 years ago

  I had always wondered why my grandfather would tell me not to ask Veterans &quot;Whats the worst thing they&apos;ve seen&quot; until I was in EMS. The traumatic picture that is distilled in your mind from a horrible call or horrific incident can just trigger you to major depression the minute the person who just asks leaves the room because you just re- live that moment.

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  @jennh2096 · 2 years ago

  Hospice RN here, the numbness is quite terrifying honestly. But when you watch people die every day, even when that is the expected outcome in my field, I think feeling every single death would be far more terrifying.

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  @hayleyfinley1652 · 4 years ago

  Just came across this while up at night unable to sleep after a brutal call at work this morning. After my daughter unexpectedly died in 2018 I went back to work as a Paramedic 9 weeks later. I worked until I was so deep in PTSD that I was just numb to everything. 4 years later I’ve found alot more wellness but still find myself having these nights after a brutal call. Now I’m just grateful to have your voice in my head tonight instead of my own. Thankyou so much for sharing this. <br><br><b>*</b> as I was just about to hit post, my youngest daughter just sat up in bed beside me, said “ mommy” in her sleepy little voice and plopped her little self across my chest to sleep. Sometimes our babes just wake up at the perfect time I guess ❤️

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• EN

  @englundus · 4 years ago

  What amazes me is how people have NO CLUE of what it means to ride a box.

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  @christopherflores9029 · 7 years ago

  My mother passed away in 2010, Emt&apos;s tried their best to save her. I became an EMT in 2014 thought I could save the world. I saw 3 people die right in front of me, did a great job of masking it but one day i snapped and broke down in front of friends. It didn&apos;t make sense to them but I just recalled the events as such. Couldn&apos;t forget the people that died, its tough. I still think about it to this day.

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  @15palmtree · 5 years ago

  Been a paramedic for five years now, the pressure is real at times especially when you are running on fumes. One has to leave their job title at work. One has to find a balance between work and personal life

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