Every person experiences traumatic events that cause stress; whether it is a coronavirus, plane crash, a traffic incident, or any violent crime, you may feat intense depression and fear or feel numb. Repeated exposure to an incident can overwhelm your mind with stress just as you experience the event firsthand. Its how you deal with it that effects the rest of your life.
Traumatic events can destroy your sense of wellbeing, leaving you helpless and vulnerable in a dangerous world. But there are so many ways to calm your mind, regain your emotional balance, and coping with trauma.
Don’t ignore your feelings
It may seem great, when you avoid your feelings, an emotion like anger or frustration, they do exist, and as you already know, it is hard to stop those emotions. Instead, ask yourself why are they so intense? Yes, you get angry, but so intensively, and why? So much so, that you could hurt yourself or sadly a loved one, like your child or a beloved family member. Believe me, you will regret that.
Continue giving attention to them or not. Even intense and strong feelings will pass if you simply allow yourself to think about what you feel and why?
- Be patient and calm with the pace of recovery.
- Be prepared for difficult and violent emotions.
- Find your source of belief and strength.
- Find your purpose for living and for going on (vocation, children, family, or friends).
Re-establish your routine
After the traumatic event, try to get back to your regular routine(s) as soon as possible, it will help you to cope with your trauma, anxiety, and distress. Even if your daily life is disrupted, you can plan a schedule of eating, sleeping, work, spending time with your family and friends.
Utilize a timer or alarm if needed. We seem to space out and loose time.
Put significant life decisions on hold
The big decision of life like about home, work, or family, while traumatized, will make you more depressed and stressful, and there is a chance of making bad decisions when you are not correctly in your senses. Try to wait for some time until life has settled down and you will be able to think correctly.
Get moving or exercise
Physically, an activity also helps calm your nervous system and helps you move on with the traumatic event.
Trying exercise that is rhythmic and engages your whole body, walking, running, and swimming are an excellent choice to help your mind and body.
Add mindful elements by focusing on your soul, how it feels when you move. Feel the rhythm of your breathing, your feet hitting the ground, or the relaxed feeling of wind on your skin can calm your mind and body.
Mediate, going into your feelings, by taking breaths, closing your eyes, placing the white light of source energy for healing. Your white light could come from anywhere, like the sky or a tree…
Loving yourself is another issue to work on. How do you feel about yourself?
You are your best friend. Look in the mirror, re-introduce your friend and activate your relationship with him or her. Sounds corny, but it works.
Boost your energy and motivate yourself to exercise; start by dancing and moving around. Once you start moving around here and there you will feel more energetic.
Get yourself a proper sleep
After experiencing a traumatic or stressful event it is difficult to get proper sleep. Worries and fears may keep you up late at night, or bad dreams may disturb you.
The following things may help you have a better sleep.
- Avoid caffeine in the afternoon or evening.
- Do something relaxing before going to bed.
- Make your bedroom soothing and quiet.
- Sleeping heals you inside and out.
- Do not take addictive sleeping pills.
- Melatonin could assist, it is a natural medication.
- Meditation, talking to your spirit guides, or angels.
- Ask, and it shall be given.
Be kind
Accept a compliment and give one as well. What will it hurt? You will see what it does to others and to you. The receiver will feel like they received a gift. So will you.
Also, it is a way of keeping the flow of a good thing going. You will be surprised at how much better you will feel, Thinking of others, instead of just yourself.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
There are many of us, not just you and me going through this hellish trauma.
Being and living is an example of healing. You made it.
Rejoice in the abundance of being alive. Awaken each morning and have another experience of a new day, to do better, and heal yourself to change into a better person, and make the world a little better each day.
Associate only with inspirational people and self-healers.
Many Blessings.