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I'm a firefighter and I drink excessively to forget the people I can't always save especially the 3 month old girl from 2 years ago

I'm a firefighter and I drink excessively to forget the people I can't always save especially the 3 month old girl from 2 years ago

 
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Look at it the other way around...Don't drink for the ones you can save!!!!!
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Please don't blame yourself. You did the best you could, which is more than the rest of us can do. I'm sure that little girl is in a better place :)
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sorry man,thanks for all you do.take care of your self.
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I'm a firefighter also and let me tell you boose isn't the answer. Get help, talk to a grief counsler, talk to someone. I've been there. You can't save them all but you can revel in the ones you do save.... Even if you can't save them, your a hero for trying....
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Brother, we all have those ghosts, find joy in those that you bring another day to and talk to some one about those night mares. A few beers is fine but you cant drown the ghosts.... I feel your pain.....
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I know it's hard to not dwell on the past but you need to push forward and focus on those that you CAN save and that you HAVE saved. You risk your life constantly in fires...you are a hero, remember that! :) Not being able to save EVERYONE doesn't make you less of a hero.
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FF for 27 years. What you have to get into your mind is, it's not your problem. You can be there to help people with thier problems, but it's not yours. We're just glorified taxis and gift wrappers. If you let it get to you, it will eat you alive and you won't be able to do your job. BTW, M or F?
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Hope you're not drunk when the fire alarm goes off.
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I agree with Everyone But the last post. Yeah that post above me..That persons is an Ass!
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^The f***ing truth hurts, eh?
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You're a hero.
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your name wouldn't be d thurman would it ?
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YOUR NOT GOD and no matter what you do when it's someones time you can't stop it. you do what you can and accept that the final outcome is in GODS HANDS. you have a heart for people and thats a gift from GOD now give yourself a gift from you take the rsponsability that belongs to GOD AND LAY IT DOWN BEFORE HIM SO HE CAN CARRY IT, IT'S NOT YOURS TO CARRY.
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Be proud of what you have done. You didn't start the fires and are not to blame. I am in the medical field and have dealt with the same issues but at one point I realized that I have impacted many, many more in a positive way.
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Thank you for being there!Not every one will RUN INTO a burning building.... most run AWAY. Please find some one to talk to, it will help.GOD bless you.
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You are a hero and a life saver. Don't take your own life by drowning in alcoholism. Then there are many you can't help. Start with YOU.
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