About YOU the Caregiver
Published on Jul 15, 2016
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Post-Emergency Stress
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CISM:
Meant to reduce stress levels and identify group members having strong reactions to event and in need of further psychological support.
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PTSD
- A mental health condition
- Triggered by experiencing or seeing a terrifying event
- Symptoms last over 1 month
Signs and Symptoms
- Survivor Guilt
- Avoidance of Situations
- Impaired Emotions
- Impulsive Behaviors
- Dissociation
- Increase in Pain/Headaches
- Feelings of Shame/hopelessness
- Withdrawal
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- 9. Feeling "Worthless" 10. Loss of Faith 11. Short Fused Anger 12. Hypervigilance - exaggerated responses 13. Recurring nightmares 14. Flashbacks 15. Difficulty Concentrating
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Self-Healing
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Change your Thoughts
***Leave yourself notes of encouragement!***
You had a normal reaction to a non-normal situation.
**Include notes of encouragement activity with sticky notes!!!
**Include notes of encouragement activity with sticky notes!!!
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Eat Right, Sleep Right, *Breathe Right*
Help your body repair physically with good health.
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Breathing Exercise: Bunny Breath
- 3 quick sniffs in the nose and one long exhale out the nose. This is best used when very upset and one can’t find their breath, because it helps an individual connect to their exhale, so that they remember to breathe.
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Neuro-Lingusitic Programming (NLP)
Psychotherapy - Taking an image of an event and physically making it smaller.
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Our Thoughts can control our happiness.
Our thoughts can control our happiness. This is why we be aware of... (next slide). Words to say when the going gets rough. And these are ways we can help ourselves and prevent our selves from suffering great amounts of stress.
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1. Do Not Blame Yourself.
Learn the difference between what you can and cannot control.
Illness is not your fault. Behavior problems are not your fault. They are the results of a crisis, a trauma, or other worldly events.
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2. You can help others - but you cannot get well for them.
You cannot force people to try new treatments. We also cannot spare one another pain.
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3. Develop An Attitude of Gratitude.
Einstein presented the idea that everything is relative to the observer. Observe positively.
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4. Do Not become a martyr.
In order to help others, you need supplies to first help yourself.
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5. Broaden Your Perspectives
Look back, look forward, look up. Know you are not alone!
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6. Have A Spiritual Context.
Having a belief with a "plan" brings relief to some stress.
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Humor Brings Joy To Life
- Humor is capable of healing depression and even anger after tragic events.
- However, it is meant to be used during emotional, not physical healing.
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Humor Helps!
- Jason Goodson conducted a survey on depressed people.
- Clinically depressed individuals watched tapes of stand-up comedy for 30minutes a day for 4 weeks.
- End result: 42% Reduction in depression scores of participants.
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Humor Creates Bonds
- Laughter is capable of healing relationships fractured by resentment.
- Laughter can create new perspectives and distinguish important events from non-important events.
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Using Humor Properly
- Avoid sarcasm
- Avoid abusive humor (laughing at the expense of others)
- Humor should be kind
- Humor should be unexpected
- Too much humor can lead to an individual feeling as if their situation is not being taken seriously.
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