Grace Segers: Reporters Like Me Who Covered January 6th Riot Is ‘Suffering from PTSD’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Which is ░░░░░░░░ there has to continue ░░░░░░░░ be reporting and information ░░░░░░░░ this Grace you wrote ░░░░░░░░ pointer at the end ░░░░░░░░ January last year sometimes ░░░░░░░░ m fine Sometimes I ░░░░░░░░ to sob for hours ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ That sounds to me ░░░░░░░░ trauma That sounds like ░░░░░░░░ Do you feel like ░░░░░░░░ still experience that I ░░░░░░░░ think so to a ░░░░░░░░ extent There s definitely ░░░░░░░░ reactions that I feel ░░░░░░░░ I go to the ░░░░░░░░ on an almost daily ░░░░░░░░ and every time I ░░░░░░░░ to the Capitol I ░░░░░░░░ about that experience that ░░░░░░░░ had on January 6th ░░░░░░░░ only that I had ░░░░░░░░ that my colleagues had ░░░░░░░░ fellow reporters lawmakers capitol ░░░░░░░░ justify staffers It can ░░░░░░░░ difficult sometimes to come ░░░░░░░░ terms with that and ░░░░░░░░ time goes on it ░░░░░░░░ a bit easier to ░░░░░░░░ forward from it But ░░░░░░░░ do feel as if ░░░░░░░░ is something that s ░░░░░░░░ going to stay with ░░░░░░░░ no matter how long ░░░░░░░░ is Hunter is that ░░░░░░░░ for you as well ░░░░░░░░ I had an experience ░░░░░░░░ my life with a ░░░░░░░░ bad car accident where ░░░░░░░░ was diagnosed with ptsd ░░░░░░░░ was as a 21 ░░░░░░░░ year old in 2005 ░░░░░░░░ I have been really ░░░░░░░░ for this since January ░░░░░░░░ Knowing the signs of ░░░░░░░░ Because I had been ░░░░░░░░ treatment I knew what ░░░░░░░░ was and one of ░░░░░░░░ most important things is ░░░░░░░░ aware of your ptsd ░░░░░░░░ you have these flashbacks ░░░░░░░░ signs and feelings say ░░░░░░░░ this is my ptsd ░░░░░░░░ what great is touching ░░░░░░░░ is really really important ░░░░░░░░ m from brooklyn and ░░░░░░░░ m very proud of ░░░░░░░░ but for the past ░░░░░░░░ years I live in ░░░░░░░░ C as a reporter ░░░░░░░░ Washington ins my home ░░░░░░░░ is a place that ░░░░░░░░ be a boogieman for ░░░░░░░░ of the country Washington ░░░░░░░░ to hate it Right ░░░░░░░░ it s our city ░░░░░░░░ this morning when I ░░░░░░░░ on the train to ░░░░░░░░ down here to see ░░░░░░░░ Brian I was looking ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol belt My ░░░░░░░░ recently came down to ░░░░░░░░ me and we were ░░░░░░░░ it and I thought ░░░░░░░░ I can t wait ░░░░░░░░ I can look at ░░░░░░░░ and not feel sad ░░░░░░░░ me every time I ░░░░░░░░ that building that I ░░░░░░░░ once so happy to ░░░░░░░░ near and proud of ░░░░░░░░ it just brings back ░░░░░░░░ thoughts to the moment ░░░░░░░░ called my wife just ░░░░░░░░ tell her I love ░░░░░░░░ because I didn t ░░░░░░░░ if I was coming ░░░░░░░░ home For those of ░░░░░░░░ in D C this ░░░░░░░░ home on multiple levels ░░░░░░░░ there were the people ░░░░░░░░ were there but also ░░░░░░░░ was our city this ░░░░░░░░ our home that was ░░░░░░░░ attack.