How to handle traumatic stress..
* Realize that most of your reactions are normal,especially within 6-8 weeks after the incident, considering that what happened was an extraordinary, shocking, and bad incident.
* Accept your feelings, including perhaps sadness, guilt, etc., as part of your healing process. Don't pretend that everything's ok.
* After you think you are ready, talk about your feelings to people you can trust. They can be family members, close friends, or if you want, a psychologists.
* Don't avoid your family, friends and other people around you. Accept the support they offer.
* Do things that you enjoy and can help you relax, such as listening to music, yoga, relaxation, taking a holiday trip to nice a place, etc.
* Keep fit, for example by eating nutritious foods, getting enough sleep, and doing light exercises regularly.
* If you don't feel better after around 6-8 weeks, seek professional help to help you deal with your experience.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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