Paul Alex

And I tell people this.

A lot of cops, I would say a good 90% of them, they cope with PTSD

in their own way, whether it's drinking, whether it's having an addiction to what makes them feel good.

And when I say addiction, it doesn't necessarily have to be alcohol or drugs, but it could just be anything else that they find as an outlet, right?

So at the end of the day, what I tell people, it's just like, it's not an easy job, but it's also a hard job and you have to have the mentality.

You have to want to actually do it, right?

Because when I first got into it, bro, I remember I was like 25, 26, and I was just like, dude,

They pay cops six figures.

And this is back in 2012, 2013 in California, dude.

And at that time, inflation wasn't through the roof.

No, exactly.

You make six figures, you stand up proud of your chest.

Well, especially in California, dude, which is sad when you think about it.

Dude, in Cali, it's insane.

I had built a pretty decent sized personal brand now online.

And because of that reason, you know, I always market my experiences, what I've done in life.

But there was a post that I had posted a few months ago where the hook was essentially, hey, you know, as a cop, I was making $250,000 a year.

Dude, I get so much hate because of that shit.

Most people don't think that cops are capable of making $250,000, $500,000.

They can, but the thing is they're sacrificing everything, bro.