Doug White spent more than 14 years in the Air Force and over a decade as a former Sergeant and Deputy for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department.
“I often hear it referred to as a front row seat to the show you never wanted to see,” said Doug.
He said the chronic exposure to traumatic events haunted him for years.
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“So, you see human tragedy, not all day, but every day. There's certainly a potential. Child abuse, domestic abuse, natural deaths, homicides, people who complete suicide,” explained White.
But as a leader, he pretended to be fine, avoiding those horrific memories and burying any intrusive