| Some Coping Strategies 1-Remember that although your feelings and symptoms are very frightening, they are not dangerous or harmful. 2-Understand that what you are experiencing is just an exaggeration of your normal bodily reactions to stress. 3-Do not fight your feelings or try to wish them away. The more you are willing to face them, the less intense they will become. 4-Do not add to your panic by thinking about what "might" happen. If you find yourself asking "What if?" tell yourself "So what!" 5-Stay in the present. Notice what is really happening to you as opposed to what you think might happen. 6-Label your fear level from zero to ten and watch it go up and down. Notice that it does not stay at a very high level for more than a few seconds. 7-When you find yourself thinking about the fear, change your "what if" thinking. Focus on and carry out a simple and manageable task such as counting backward from from 100 by 3's for example. 8-Notice that when you stop adding frightening thoughts to your fear, it begins to fade. 9-When the fear comes, expect and accept it. Wait and give it time to pass without running away from it. 10-Be proud of yourself for your progress thus far, and think about how good you will feel when you succeed this time. |
| Coping Strategies |
| Therapies Which Actually Work And Usually Don't Cost A Dime |
| DBT: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (This one is done in a clinical setting) |
| Please remember,there is no instant cure for PTSD. If you give it time it takes and seriously work at your recovery you will get better. |
| Click on the links below to go to the page for each different therapy model. |
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