Being a police officer today exposes the people we count on to serve and protect us to enormous amounts of stress. That was true back in the 80’s when I was part of the NYPD and seems even more so now.
Be it an officer patrolling a high-crime neighborhood in a big city, a small-town cop responding to a bar fight, or a homicide detective arriving at the scene of a multiple murder, the common factor in their jobs is stress. Let’s face it they work in environments where bad things happen. In fact, it is their job to run toward those bad situations, while others run away!
We know that Stress plays a part in the lives of everyone. Some stress is not only unavoidable, but it can also be good. For example, the physical stress of “working out” improves your cardiovascular system or feeling pressure that causes you to study harder for an exam can improve your score.
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