The following was submitted to us concerning the new direction of the El Paso Police Department. EPPD now bars officers speaking to their spouses, or anyone else, about their jobs.
Police work through the years have changed dramatically especially dealing with critical incidents that can leave a permanent scar to the individuals mental health. Police work through the simulations of Military Duties are often subjected to horrific type of scenarios that are part and parcel of the services provided. The deep psychological effects differ from individual to individual and the outcomes can be mild to severe depending on the mental, emotional, and the physical aspects of dealing with stressors in the work environment.
Military personnel are often met with hostility on the battlefield, this is expected because you represent the hostile wars of enemy territory. We expect the compound of compromises when we are fighting an enemy, boot camp and specialized units must have you mentally prepared to meet the elements of battle. Often when people come back from battle that person you once knew as funny, happy-go-lucky is met with a changed framework mentally and the person is not the same as they once was. The horror and terror of one’s experience becomes a lifetime of nightmares and deep-rooted psychological problems that cannot be fixed magically with a few appointments for therapy.