Thank you so much Erick, your words were very comforting. I did
actually start my own group on Yahoo. It hasn't completely taken off
yet, but I'm trying. You can find it at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KATRINAEMSWORKERSUNITE/
I needed some kind words and your responses are helping me a lot
Thanks
Stephanie
I am a volunteer paramedic who lives in the capital region of NY. I have been an ems volunteer for 12 years. August 22, 2005 I arrived in New Orleans to join...
welcome to the family, my name is amy i am the founder here. you are right to feel that you are experiencing early signs of PTSD. catching it early is a good...
thank you for starting the group Amy, and thank you for your support. If anyone wants to send people to my Katrina group, if you know of anyone, please feel...
Hi Stephanie, My name is Erick, I worked at Ground Zero with my search dog Porkchop. Please remember that what YOU do now is the most important thing that can...
Thank you so much Erick, your words were very comforting. I did actually start my own group on Yahoo. It hasn't completely taken off yet, but I'm trying. You...
Good morning Stephanie, Give emdr a try. I just started this myself last week. Some friends of mine have used this method and have had very good results. I...
By the way, if you go to my katrina site and click on the photos, you can see a lot of my pictures. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KATRINAEMSWORKERSUNITE/...
And you know what Erick? I completely agree with you on this one......and guess what, I just had a deja vous....those are cool. Focus on YOU and don't wast...
On 10/8/05, Stephanie <amstar1212@...> wrote: ... Eventually through talking to people on a CISM ... Did you do an actual debriefing with the CISM team? If...
Nick. I have found a therapist who specailizes in this and does EMDR. I've only done it a couple of times so far, so I can't really speak to much about it yet,...
These days, the only direct connection I have to emergency services is as a member of the Bay Area CISM Team, based in Santa Clara, California, where I live. I...
Nick, Thank you so much for sharing part of your story with me. I really apprecaite it. Stephanie ... services is as a ... California, where I ... The ... were...
Your friendship may never be the same, I'm afraid. Again, ditto, I agree. It will Never be the same again. I'm not even sure at this point if it can survive...