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Simon Gillard

Simon Gillard

ex NSW Police Officer, Lived Experience of PSTD, Depression and Anxiety

Title: PTSD - Unmasked

Biography

Biography: Simon Gillard

Abstract

My presentation is an informative session around Post Tramuatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and depression education from a lived experience point of view. As a former NSW Police Detective Sergeant who formed PTSD and depression due to work related trauma, my presentation is applicable to all emergency services, military, mental health professionals and the wider community.I discuss the stages of PTSD and depression and how a sufferer wears a mask, why they wear a mask and how a sufferer compartmentalises trauma. Due to external circumstances, a PTSD sufferer can be forced to mask their condition due to fear of career loss, stigma attached, or fear of retribution.