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Sam Clarke opens up about therapy and the mental health impact of the 2023 Auckland shooting.

July 20, 2024 / 01:00

This episode discusses trauma, mental health, and the importance of seeking help. The conversation includes personal experiences with flashbacks and coping mechanisms.

The guest shares their struggle with recurring flashbacks triggered by loud noises, particularly fireworks and car backfires. They describe how these experiences affected their daily life and emotional well-being.

As the guest reflects on their journey, they emphasize the need for police officers to recognize that their experiences are not normal and to seek psychological support. They suggest that even occasional check-ins with a psychologist can be beneficial.

TLDR

A guest discusses trauma from police work and the importance of mental health support.

Episode

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just started noticing that I was starting to get like flashbacks and starting to have dreams about the
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incident every time I was hearing at that time was the fireworks I could just picture us back at the door staring at a
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very clear image of us back there standing at the door looking at a black space getting shot and at first I was
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like whatever it will go and classic just park it get on with it but it kept kind of going on for a couple of weeks
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and then I started noticing it wasn't just fireworks I heard loud bangs or a
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car backfire even seeing like at this point our second daughter was born Palms were getting sweaty that was kind of
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when it started to sink in that Fu I could have like been missing all of this if I can sort of encourage one or two of
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the men and women that are in the police my advice would be like the [ __ ] that
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they're having to go to and deal with is not normal if I was to go back I would
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have probably just catch up with a psychologist even if it was just once every 3 months just to see if there's
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anything that sort of needs to be dealt with

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Episode Highlights

  • Coping with Trauma
    The speaker reflects on their struggles with flashbacks and dreams after a traumatic incident.
    “It kept kind of going on for a couple of weeks.”
    @ 00m 22s
    July 20, 2024
  • Seeking Help
    The speaker advises others in similar situations to consider therapy for their mental health.
    “I would have probably just catch up with a psychologist.”
    @ 00m 49s
    July 20, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • It kept kind of going on for a couple of weeks.
    Sam Clarke opens up about therapy and the mental health impact of the 2023 Auckland shooting.
  • I would have probably just catch up with a psychologist.
    Sam Clarke opens up about therapy and the mental health impact of the 2023 Auckland shooting.

Key Moments

  • Dreams of the Incident00:04
  • Sweaty Palms00:34
  • Realization of Loss00:36
  • Advice to Others00:44