Liberty County veteran and world record holder helps others with PTSD

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Liberty County firefighter Trent Williams, a U.S. Army veteran who holds the world record for weighted tricep dips, is helping veterans and first responders recover from PTSD through an organization he runs called Team PIP, or Pain into Power.Williams said his most meaningful accomplishment comes from lifting up others.Injuries, retirement and a turning pointWilliams said injuries led to his early retirement from the U.S. Army. He said he felt weak and alone, including from his wife and kids.“Some days I would feel like I was poison to them,” Williams said.Williams said he was routinely drunk and on painkillers and lost himself. He said the turning point came when he almost took his own life, saying goodbye to a picture of his daughter.“But the more I looked at that picture it was like…come on man, fight for her at least, you might not love yourself but you love her,” Williams said.Helping others recoverYears later, Williams holds a world record and is help