I think that sort of 'sensible' thinking is seriously drilled into my head due to my full time job. Police are 'always' on duty - and if for instance, if my next door neighbour knew that me and DH are Police and they aren't happy with e.g. a party we may be having outside - when they complain (to the police ON duty) we can get in more strife than if anyone else was to do the same thing. (Hence the reason we hide our uniform and never hang it up outside or in view of others).

I don't have the freedom to say and do half the things I'd like due to my role in a large, para-military organisation, which, if word got out that I said something 'unprofessional' or didn't do something right, it'll come back to bite me in the butt. Like if I didn't do all things necessary in attendance at a crash scene I could end up being drilled in court, or worse yet, Coroner's court.

A part of that strict thinking does follow me into my personal life to an extent, and I find myself wishing I could have more freedom to say and do things off the cuff every now and then. I always have to think 'whats the worse thing that could happen' and / or 'is there any chance this could have a negative impact on me at work'....I'm sure that could be relayed to fit most situations?