"It shocked me because I thought ptsd was a military thing. I didn't think a firefighter could get it. I didn't think anyone else could get it. In fact I didn't even believe in ptsd. I thought it was a cop-out. " Scott Geiselhart Frazee Fire Department Rescue Unit/Extraction Team Scott is a firefighter from Frazee, MN with lots of experience working on a rescue team, using the "Jaws of Life" to extricate people from vehicle accidents. Listen to his amazing story. Things You'll Learn: - How Scott's work on an extraction rescue unit in the fire department left him in crisis - How post-traumatic stress emerges after years of "stuffing that stuff from the accidents away". - Why Scott began using meth-amphetamines - How many crisis phone numbers Scott had to call to get someone who could actually help. - What the "Share the Load" program is - How EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization& Reprocessing) saved his life - What doing EMDR was like Links to Things Discussed: American Addiction Center (Fire Services) http://americanaddictioncenters.org/fire-services/ 1-888-731-FIRE Share the Load Program http://www.nvfc.org/programs/share-the-load-program/ The Village: Mental Health Services in Fargo, ND https://www.thevillagefamily.org/ You can email Scott at st.auto@live.com Please share this episode with friends and family who serve, whether it is military, first responders, or law enforcement. "Like" our page on Facebook to stay up to date on new episodes and resources. www.facebook.com/resilienceMN/ Forever grateful, Paul Riedner Executive Director | Veteran Resilience Project www.ResilienceMN.org podcast@resilienceMN.org