Archangel188

I used to be an EMT. I'll be honest and say I never saw anything too traumatic, but there was one call. I don't experience nightmares, or even unintentionally recall it, but my anxiety and emotional regulation derailed shortly after, and I still get panic attacks when I hear a pager go off. I'm on meds now, but it was a multi-year process.

Is it at all possible I experienced/am experiencing some kind of mild PTSD? Or is it more likely I had underlying anxiety/ADHD issues that came to light after?

I've been, multiple times. Whenever I brought it up it never got explored. Not sure if it's because it didn't present as severe, or it's not PTSD at all.

The call happened about 8 years ago now. Took a good 4-5 to find medication that eliminated the daily panic attacks, and sudden uncharacteristic short fuse.