Category: First Responders
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Operational Stress and PTSD Aren’t the Same Thing
Read The Post →: Operational Stress and PTSD Aren’t the Same ThingA lot of first responders self-disqualify from therapy because they don’t have a “real” diagnosis. PTSD is one specific clinical picture. Operational stress injury…
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Why Sleep Won’t Come (And What That Actually Means)
Read The Post →: Why Sleep Won’t Come (And What That Actually Means)Sleep is a downstream signal. When the nervous system can’t downshift, no amount of lavender or screen-time rules will fix it. Here’s what’s actually…
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HPA Axis Basics: How Stress Actually Wires Your Body
Read The Post →: HPA Axis Basics: How Stress Actually Wires Your BodyThe body’s stress system runs on cortisol and circuit logic, not willpower. Here’s the lay-language version of how it works, what goes wrong under…
