10 Tips To Triumph Over Tragedy

By: Dawn Armstrong

Life Changing Events

Physical Events Natural Disasters Physical Injuries Medical Mistakes Home Fire Caregiving Physical Violence

Emotional Events Loss of Loved One Divorce Job Loss Foreclosure Bankruptcy Emotional Violence

Effects of Life Changing Events

Normal Initial Feelings Rage Grief Depression Powerlessness Checked Out of Life Eating Fluctuations Emotional Fluctuations Insecurity

Conscious Intentions New Beginning Unexpected Rewards Strengthened Bonds Friends & Resources Checked Into Life Sense of Purpose Sacred Service Confidence

Coping With Trauma/PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Is Not Just For Soldiers

Chemical Exposure

Workplace Abuse

Medical Mistake

Car Accidents

Care Givers

Explosion

Stalker

How common is PTSD?•7.8 percent of Americans will experience PTSD at some point in their lives

•women (10.4%) twice as likely as men (5%) to develop PTSD

•3.6 percent of U.S. adults aged 18 to 54 (5.2 million people) have PTSD during the course of a given year.

60.7% of men and 51.2% of women reported at least one traumatic event.

•The traumatic events for men•rape, combat exposure, childhood neglect, and childhood physical abuse

•The traumatic events for women•rape, sexual molestation, physical attack, being threatened with a weapon, and childhood physical abuse.

http://www.ptsd.ne.gov/what-is-ptsd.html

Types of PTSD Four Main Types of PTSD

same symptomsdifferentiated by the length of time symptoms manifested.

Acute Stress Disorder: symptoms occur within four weeks of the traumatic eventlast for more than 2 days, but less than 4 weeks.

Acute Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: symptoms last for more than four weeks.

Delayed Onset Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder:disorder may not appear until years after the initial traumatic experience.

Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: symptoms last for more than 90 days.lapses in symptoms for a number of days or weeks in a rowsymptoms will always return.

http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/post-traumatic-stress-disorder

Freud’s Human Defense Mechanisms

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Real Life Case Studies

1902 Erik Ericksen (student of Freud) Studied soldiers breakdowns (WW1) Found Cultural Differences To Be Key Factors

Soldiers and Veterans• 30 percent of the men and women who have spent time in war

zones experience PTSD.

• Additional 20 to 25 percent have had partial PTSD at some point in their lives.

• More than half of all male Vietnam veterans• Half of all female Vietnam veterans have experienced “clinically

serious stress reaction symptoms.”

• PTSD has also been detected among veterans of other wars. • Gulf War are as high as 10%. • Afghanistan are between 6 and 11%• Iraq range from 12% to 20%

http://www.ptsd.ne.gov/what-is-ptsd.html

Freud & Erickson’s Human Development

Maslow’s Human Needs Heirachy

Wikipedia

Supercharge Your Healing

Injured Basketball Players

Injured & Recovered Players Made More Shots than Uninjured Players Guided Visualization

Chakras and Coinciding Cords

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10 Healthy Coping Tips

1. Look for the Silver Lining & Make Lemonade2. Allow for the Possibility of an Unknown Outcome3. Work with the Reality of NOW; hold a bigger vision for the

future4. Pray for Assistance & Be Kind To Yourself5. Actively Visualize Your New Desired Reality6. Exercise Anything You Can7. Observe the Words You Speak – They’re Powerful8. Observe the Feelings In Your Body – Messengers9. Surround Yourself with Positive People who have reached the

Goal You Want To Achieve10. Believe in Yourself & Your Dreams – Especially if others don’t

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