He described loving what he did even though many times it was difficult because of the nature of his work. On September 11, John was on duty and was called to help evacuate people from the Twin Towers. John was an eye witness to people jumping from the buildings and both of the towers coming down. John moved to Arizona because he could no longer live in the near vicinity and the constant reminders of the friends and co-workers he lost. We met John a few years after the attacks and he still was not able to speak of what happened. John had survivor’s guilt and he expressed to my husband that he has constant nightmares about the events that took place. John exhibited some of the classic symptoms of PTSD. “Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that occurs after experiencing or witnessing events that threaten death or serious injury and that involves
He described loving what he did even though many times it was difficult because of the nature of his work. On September 11, John was on duty and was called to help evacuate people from the Twin Towers. John was an eye witness to people jumping from the buildings and both of the towers coming down. John moved to Arizona because he could no longer live in the near vicinity and the constant reminders of the friends and co-workers he lost. We met John a few years after the attacks and he still was not able to speak of what happened. John had survivor’s guilt and he expressed to my husband that he has constant nightmares about the events that took place. John exhibited some of the classic symptoms of PTSD. “Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that occurs after experiencing or witnessing events that threaten death or serious injury and that involves