Firefighter battles PTSD

He contacted the organization Share the Load, and says, “15 seconds after calling and I knew I would be OK.” He went for treatment in Fargo and took part in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). “My mind didn’t process (the accidents and trauma) like it should have. It got confused and messed up,” he said. After treatment, Geiselhart said he’s a completely different person since the end of August of last year. “I couldn’t stop smiling, I still can’t stop,” he said, with a smile on his face and tears in his eyes. [Excerpt]

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Mayfield, P.  (2015, March 29).  Firefighter battles PTSD.  D-L Online.  Retrieved from http://www.dl-online.com/news/3709474-firefighter-battles-ptsd