Post-traumatic stress affects many in the public safety circle, including telecommunicators. Let’s take a looking at where post-traumatic stress starts and where it has the potential to end. After having to leave the job she loved in the 9-1-1 Communication Center, a job she truly loved, your instructor will take you on her journey from the depths of darkness to a place of peace. Also, this presentation will look at a PTSD timeline that includes the events leading up to PTSD, warning signs, diagnosis, ways to get help and most importantly, how to have it but not let it have you!