Posted on Oct 5, 2020

Air Force veteran’s PTSD triggered by familiar office ringtone

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Sources indicate that medically retired Senior Airman Miller, a former Health Services Management Specialist out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, was behaving as he would any other morning during the business week — drinking coffee, BSing with his coworkers while ignoring social distancing, and being in a generally cheerful mood. That all changed when one of the newly-installed VOIP phones rang loudly within his earshot. He reportedly became detached from his environment and quickly panicked as he was overwhelmed by what he described as “memories of the 88th Medical Group.”

“None of us had seen this happen before, so it kind of freaked us out a bit. I ended up calling emergency medical services on him,” said Peter Wilmington, Miller’s section supervisor. “I’m glad he’s okay, but I’m also relieved that he was only in the Air Force.

“So he wouldn’t go all Rambo on our asses.”

I know this is funny but I have really seen phones send people under the table.

Air Force veteran’s PTSD triggered by familiar office ringtone

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Funny enough...something like this happened to me. Only it wasn't an office ring tone. I was at my civilian job at my lab and in the lobby were a number of folks. This one guy, who was fairly regular coming in for bloodwork, had been in the service. His phone chimed off when he received a call or text I'm still not sure, but it was set on the highest volume level and it was the exact alarm used at my base in Iraq for the C-RAMs. I freaked out a little when it went off.

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