The guys start off this week discussing coping and how to handle the transition after being on the police force with Mr. Chris Lowrance. They start by talking about what an officer can do to cope with the situations they go through while on the job and then how they can handle life after they retire and go back to being a civilian.
Tune in to see the Police Office Experience and Coping Through a Therapist’s Eyes.
Listen for the following takeaways from the Show:
- Mental Health effects of Policing.
- Impossible to leave the job at work when it comes to policing.
- Importance of sharing with your significant other to relief the stress from work.
- You experience the pain of those you are helping even though you are not the one in pain.
- When you share what you went through, the other person only gets about 10% of that experience.
- You must be able to get it off your chest.
- It is hard for a law enforcement officer to transition to civilian life because their life revolved around their job.
- Need to build a support system outside of the police department to help transition.
- Without the support, there are a lot of negative coping mechanisms after retirement.
- There are a lot of support resources that are available, you just need to use them.
Part 1: https://www.throughatherapistseyes.com/2021/04/28/the-police-officer-experience-with-mr-chris-lowrance-ep132/
Part 2: https://www.throughatherapistseyes.com/2021/05/05/the-police-officer-experience-and-trauma-with-mr-chris-lowrance-ep133/
Part 3: https://www.throughatherapistseyes.com/2021/04/30/the-police-officer-experience-and-support-with-mr-chris-lowrance-ep134/
Part 5: https://www.throughatherapistseyes.com/2021/05/10/the-police-officer-experience-and-improvements-with-mr-chris-lowrance-ep136/
Part 6: https://www.throughatherapistseyes.com/2021/05/10/the-police-officer-experience-and-changes-with-mr-chris-lowrance-ep137/