Welcome to Part VII of my eight part series about my time with WA Police.
I thought changing stations would bring relief, but boy was I was wrong. Moving to Narrogin wasn’t an escape, it was a deeper dive into the harsh reality of a broken system. The culture of the agency was toxic, and no matter where I went the issues followed.
The weight of it all finally broke me. I had a breakdown at work and was subsequently diagnosed with PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Instead of support, I was met with an organisation that didn’t care about the individual, only the system. I was failed in every possible way as I was pushed through the process of medical retirement and discarded like I didn’t matter.
In this episode, I share what it was like stepping into yet another storm, where the damage wasn’t just from the job but from those who were meant to have my back, where the weight of frontline work was made heavier by an organisation that failed to support its own. It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s a truth far too many officers have lived.
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