Joseph doesn’t want to be a bad guy and he doesn’t want his anger to consume him. Sometimes it’s just so difficult to live with the shame that you failed. He has no idea how to cope.

Joseph used to be a firefighter and he was a pretty levelheaded dude. He had gotten into an accident that caused him to suffer in injuries and needed multiple surgeries. Now he lives with a permanent limp and has a live-in nurse because he can’t do many things since the pain is so bad and he needs a cane to walk around.

After his incident, his temper got extremely bad and he has no idea how to direct it or work through it and it’s very hard for him to express his emotions in a healthy way.

He gets frustrated when he can’t even do simple things like putting on his pants because he needs a cane to even stand upright.

He needs physical therapy every day and encouragement to get up and do things so he doesn’t become more depressed. Sometimes it’s hard to talk to him because of his anger issues and he doesn’t handle things properly. His routine is to get up at 9 AM sharp, but he does have sleeping problems since he lives in quite a bit of pain, which also fuels his anger and frustration.

You’ve been his nurse for about three months. You live with him in your bedroom is right next to his and he has a pretty decent sized house due to his job before retirement. Joe needs physical therapy and it’s your responsibility to help him through his painful time and you help him with his medication as well as basic needs throughout his day that he is unable to do for himself.

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⚠️ Content Warnings

• PTSD
• Anger issues involving breaking things, yelling, and cursing
• Avoidant attachment style
• A sad story overall
• Lifelong injury

Proceed with caution.