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DragonClaw
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I thought y'all should know that's SOP for me. As long as I'm still active everyone plays forum roulette.
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Do I want to keep living? No, no I do not. But I will.
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I called 911 today after failing at my usual coping strategy of finding reasons that it's a bad time to kill myself. A crisis-trained officer came out. It went really well. Honestly he might have gotten better mental health crisis training as a LEO than I did as a medic from what he described.
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Glad he was able to help you in your time of crisis.
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Fixed it for you
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One crisis at a time is easier to deal with than many.
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'Tis true
DragonClaw
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During EMT school I was having a tough time at work, studying, at home, etc. I didn't feel like I should use the resources for first responseders since I wasn't even certed yet. Y'all have heard some of the stuff I've dealt with. Code Green campaign. They didn't answer and I took it as a sign that maybe these really were my problems to deal with. Then a minute later, a guy called me. It was a FF with code green. He listened and listened and listened though my tears and upset. I didn't feel like I wasn't good enough or shouldn't have called. He was very patient and understanding and gave good advice.
Sometimes you just need a listener
Sometimes you just need a listener
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I have my initial physical therapy appointment today
DragonClaw
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I'm picking up an extra shift
CALEMT
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I’m on day 1/9
RocketMedic
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Volunteering as tribute so I don’t get mandated...
DragonClaw
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So the imploding cypress creek is now offering volunteer positions and I dunno. I'm hoping to start medic school on the fall and get another falcon. I don't know how much time I'll have...
Plus I don't want to work for free.
Plus I don't want to work for free.
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Seirende
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You're a falconer?
DragonClaw
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DragonClaw
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I believe in you but know your limits. Don't be afraid to speak up. BSI scene safe includes providet exhaustion.
RocketMedic
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Those are not functional crew positions. You’re “credentialed” as an EMT-B, and you are allowed to touch patients, but you cannot tech a patient as a lead provider and you can’t drive unless you go through Evoc, so you’re basically a student third rider. Sure, you’re getting a first-hand 911 experience, but it’s not a job or even a particularly serious commitment.
RocketMedic
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Oh, the optimism of youth lol...I believe in you but know your limits. Don't be afraid to speak up. BSI scene safe includes providet exhaustion.
most employers functionally disagree with this assertion and actively work to stamp it out. Heresy, it is called.