Back on track

摘要

“I remember screaming just before the impact,”recalls Nik who slammed on the emergency brake andstamped on the empty floor beneath his feet in a futileattempt to halt the train – as if trying to brake a car.“I was trying to make it stop quicker, but there wasnothing I could do.”It took Nik – who was off work with post-traumaticstress for six months – two rounds of counselling andongoing treatment with anti-depressants to restore him to some sort of emotional stability. Witnessing suchan event was extremely distressing, and workingto lessen the long term impact was a secondarychallenge for Nik.