Coping With Traumatic Events

• Spend time with other people. Coping with stressful events is easier when people support each other.
• If it helps, talk about how you are feeling. Be willing to listen to others who need to talk about how you feel.
• Get back to your everyday routines. Familiar habits can be comforting.
• Take time to grieve and cry if you need to. To feel better in the long run, you need to let these feelings out instead pushing them away or hiding them.
• Ask support from family, friends, Church, and other community resources. Join Hand of Passion Support Group call 877 867 8556.
• Eat healthy food and take time to walk , stretch, exercise, and relax,. Even if for a few minutes at a time.
• Make Sure you get enough rest and sleep. You may need more sleep than usual when you highly stress.
• Do Something that just feels good to you, such as taking a warm bath, taking a walk, sitting in the sun, or petting your pet.
• If you are trying to do too much, cur back by putting off or giving up things that abounding necessary
• If TV news reports get too distressing, turn them off and distract your self by doing something you enjoy.