E77: From Hyper-vigilance to Healing: Steve V's Journey Through PTSD and Alcoholism

Sober Friends

Matt J

12 Steps, Spirituality, Personal Journals, Mental Health, Sober, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, Alcohol Free, Sober Curious, Alcoholics Anonymous, Dry January, Society & Culture, Sobriety

4.3 • 722 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail In this compelling episode of the Sober Friends podcast, join Matt, Steve, and John as they dive deep into a powerful story of overcoming addiction and finding hope. As a police officer, Steve shares candidly about the constant state of hypervigilance he experienced on the job and how it intertwined with symptoms of PTSD and alcoholism. From the early days of experimentation with alcohol to navigating college and beyond, Steve's journey sheds light on the complexities of addi...

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0:00.0	A lot of the symptoms of PTSD can also be somewhat attributable to alcoholism as well in some respects.
0:09.8	Agitation, irritability, hypervigilance.
0:12.8	I am always hypervigilent.
0:14.6	I walk inside of a restaurant.
0:16.2	I cannot have my back toward, turn toward the door.
0:18.9	I have got to be able to see out.
0:20.8	I got to see everybody
0:21.5	coming in. I look at where the exits are. You name it, I am in a constant state of hypervigilance.
0:27.2	As part of being a police officer, Marworth recognizes the fact that first responders on a daily
0:34.8	basis face danger, whether it's there or not, but when a police officer's on duty, we are constantly aware of what our surroundings are.
0:46.4	I'm Matt.
0:47.5	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:48.5	Hey, I'm John.
0:49.7	This is the sober friends podcast.
0:52.4	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old
0:56.1	timer. We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face
1:01.1	day to day, and we overcame those struggles. We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain
1:06.8	anonymous. You're not alone. This is the Sober Friends podcast. When you do podcasting,
1:13.4	a lot of times you're going to listen to other podcasts about podcasts, and there's tons of them,
1:18.8	all these consultants out there who will try and teach you how to do a great podcast. And it came
1:24.3	across this guy who talked about, you need to get down your topic into 10 words
1:30.3	of what your podcast looks like and if you're not seeing organic growth maybe your 10 words
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