Thin Blue Mind / Smokey Heroes
Police Psychology: MidLife Crisis
by Gary S. Aumiller, Ph.D. ABPP
It brings up images of the salt-and-pepper-haired man riding on a Harley with a yoga instructor half his age on the back nuzzling too close to him so that it is difficult for him to drive. Or perhaps a middle-aged woman dressed in clothes she “shouldn’t be wearing” playing kissy-face in 
the corner of a bar with a young muscle-bound Adonis, not much older than the son she could have popped out at 22. If I could circulate a sign-up sheet for these two scenarios, it wouldn’t make it past half the room. There is something sort of fun about the midlife crisis. Why is the midlife crisis so all encompassing, and why is it so predictable? (more…)
and it seems they have clearly a dictator mindset. Many people want to believe that he is like Hitler or Mussolini and wants the end of all but straight, 
that sits poised over the nuclear codes and the buttons that will bring forth Armageddon. On the opposite end of the spectrum are those that believe Trump is some anti-political superhero destroying the all-reaching giant aliens bent on extinguishing the earth’s population by digesting their essence while flying into the major cities of the world at warps speeds, shooting anything that moves and setting all property on fire. Is he a political dragon slayer or a dictator? Maybe we need to get “Inside the Mind of Donald Trump.”
and do not tend to favor either party, although they sit with the extreme left now and most often do. They look for a peaceful demonstrations and turn it into a riot. They call themselves anarchists, and they are not so much of a group as an instant mob, just add water. One thing is for sure, they make a demonstration uncomfortable, not only for police, but for the demonstrators themselves.
From helping cop to a victim, from a person in charge to helpless man lying on the ground in pain or even unconscious. At an accident scene, we are worried about everything from keeping the traffic moving to making sure everyone gets the help that is needed. But the help the cop needs may not be as obvious as a broken bone, or some blood-stained clothes. And that becomes a major problem for policing.
or all the loud sounds a soldier was exposed to. Up to 20 percent of soldiers seem to have these symptoms at different levels of severity. Problem was soldiers didn’t want to report it for fear they would be seen as going crazy. The article opines that in World War I, thousands of soldiers were shot for desertion or cowardice that may well of had a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). In the 2015 movie “Concussion,” Will Smith play Dr. Bennett Amalu who fights against the NFL when he discovers microtears in the brains cells of football players and the NFL won’t recognize it. Players complained of headaches, problems sleeping …(you know the rest). The NFL and the American Military recognize it as a disorder, when will our police departments become aware of it and recognize it?
1) minimize your exposure to unnecessary negative environmental over-stimulation, 2) take more responsibility for how you interpret your experiences, 3) notice and manage dysfunctional SNS over-activations with PSNS activations as soon as feasible, 4) stay in good cardiovascular condition with a regular aerobic exercise program supplemented with regular strength and flexibility training. 