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Adam: Shots Fired; The Call That Changed Everything
The Healing In Sharing
AAs a child, Adam dreamed of becoming an “ER car man,” a dream fulfilled through military service and policing—until a call to Walmart on April 8, 2016, changed everything. Confronted by a woman with a hatchet, Adam used deadly force. Though cleared, the incident sparked a silent battle with PTSD.
He shares a raw account of self-destruction—alcohol, casual encounters, and isolation—and the institutional silence that followed. After proper mental health care, Adam returned to policing as a captain and now advocates for first responder mental health, showing that healing is possible and no one should suffer in silence.
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Website: StopTheThreatStopTheStigma.org
Email: adam@stopthethreatstopthestigma.org
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Book: Why I Survived; Where Survival Becomes Strength