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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 06:24 |
Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health website.
Immediately following a traumatic event
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- Spend time with people who care
- Give yourself time
- Find out about impact of trauma and what to expect
- Try to keep a routine going – work, study
- Return to normal activities
- Talk about how you feel or what happened when ready
- What can you do right now….?
- Do things that help you relax
- Do things that you enjoy
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- Use alcohol or drugs to cope
- Keep yourself busy and work too much
- Engage in stressful family or work situations
- Withdraw from family and friends
- Stop yourself from doing things that you enjoy
- Avoid talking about what happened at all cost
- Take risks
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