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“We witness the shit of nightmares. And you know what helps quell the nightmares? Laugh right in the face of the demons staring back at you.”
Yes!

“Correct delegation of your time can keep your mental well-being in check.”

“In summary, one must prioritize one’s life to maintain mental health. … one must find the correct balance in prioritization for every aspect of their life: friends, family and work.”

“If you show your family and friends the same care and devotion you give to your patients, your life has no choice but to be undeniably energetic and vibrant.”

“We let this career consume us and we often become blind to the people that need our care and attention the most.”

What is my creative outlet?

“Individuals that perform the job, work constantly overtime at the same job and then go home and think about the job are opening themselves up to destruction from the inside.”

“The only reason you aren’t improving is yourself.”

Say it louder for the ones in the back!

“We owe it to ourselves, our families, our coworkers and the citizens we represent to build ourselves up into the most knowledgeable and efficient first responder we can be.”

“No matter where you are at currently there is always something you can do to improve yourself.”

“… I think I had to go to the bathroom 3 times prior to taking the physical assessment.”
This is way too relatable rn

“It’s not our job to judge someone, but to offer a hand.”

“If you cannot treat your patients compassionately, how are you ever going to take care of yourself?”

“You would think an individual that signed up to help people for a living would have compassion dripping from every pore in their body, correct? That’s not always the case.”

Sometimes, I think we are the most jaded.

“Anyone that says mental wellbeing isn’t important enough to call in sick is part of the damn problem.”

THIS!

“I was ultimately in charge of the scene, and I felt helpless.”

“… we all do everything in our power for a great outcome . But that’s not always possible, and we need to realize that. “

What is my why? Why do I do the job?

“It’s not shameful to want to satisfy those urges to do dangerous things, but it’s up to you to train and educate yourself every chance you get to make sure you keep your coworkers and yourself safe.”

“If we choose to make a difference, the change we can make in the world is tenfold.”

“There is zero reason whatsoever you should be a deadbeat parent. You are responsible for giving your children the best life possible and just because you had a rough shift is no reason to take it out on your family.”

“We need to learn to take care of ourselves just as much as we take care of total strangers…”