Emotional Health Tips: Self-Care Tips After Surviving a Traumatic Event

Emotional Health Tips: Self-Care Tips After Surviving a Traumatic Event: "Self-Care Tips After Surviving a Traumatic Event

Having a hard time sleeping or concentrating at work? Mood swings, depression or sadness, and even physical symptoms are signs that you need help managing your stress as a result of a traumatic incident. There are several things you can do to help yourself:
Things to Remember When Trying to Understand Disaster Events
No one who sees a disaster is untouched by it.
It is normal to feel anxious about you and your family's safety.
Profound sadness, grief, and anger are normal reactions to an abnormal event.
Acknowledging our feelings helps us recover.
Focusing on our strengths and abilities will help you to heal.
Accepting help from community programs and resources is healthy.
We each have different needs and different ways of coping.
It is common to want to strike back at people who have caused great pain. However, nothing good is accomplished by hateful language or actions.
Ways to Ease the Stress
Talk with someone about your feelings � anger, sorrow, and other emotions � even though it may be difficult.
Don't hold yourself responsible for the disastrous event or be frustrated because you feel that you cannot help directly in the rescue work.
Take steps to promote your own physical and emotional healing by staying active in your daily life patterns or by adjusting them. This healthy outlook will help yourself and your family. (i.e. healthy eating, rest, exercise, relaxation, meditation.)
Maintain a normal household and daily routine, limiting demanding responsibilities of yourself and your family.
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