The hardest part of this is really knowing what you can and can't do. Waiting for that to sink in is... [He trails off, shaking his head.]
A lot of my friends died when I wasn't there to help them. Knowing - logically - that there was nothing I could have done didn't really mean anything when there was still that little voice saying I should have been there. It- takes a while for that voice to go away. The best you can do for now is get some rest. Don't let the guilt run you ragged.
[Much, much easier said than done. Still, it's obvious he's speaking from experience, and lots of it.]
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The hardest part of this is really knowing what you can and can't do. Waiting for that to sink in is... [He trails off, shaking his head.]
A lot of my friends died when I wasn't there to help them. Knowing - logically - that there was nothing I could have done didn't really mean anything when there was still that little voice saying I should have been there. It- takes a while for that voice to go away. The best you can do for now is get some rest. Don't let the guilt run you ragged.
[Much, much easier said than done. Still, it's obvious he's speaking from experience, and lots of it.]