Post Traumatic Stress A Self Help Guide Simplified Chinese
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What is a traumatic incident? How do people react after a traumatic incident? 3
Re-experiencing the trauma in your mind - 4
Avoiding things related to the trauma and numbing - Feeling more tense and irritable than usual 5
How do you feel? What happens to your body? / / How do you think? 6
What you do? Common thoughts 7
Why do we react so strongly to trauma? 8
What can I do to help myself overcome the trauma? 1. Make sense of the trauma 9
2. Flashbacks and nightmares 10
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2. 3. 3. Overcoming tension, irritability and anger 12
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110 Controlled Breathing 15
Distraction 16
Anger 4. Overcoming avoidance 17
It may help to look at this example 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 18
5. Overcoming low mood, following trauma 19
Do something active 1520 Look after yourself 20
6. When should I ask for further help? 7. Where can I find further help? Victim Support 028 9032 8152 Your Practice nurse or health visitor who is based at at your G.P. practice Trust Helpline 0800 228844 CAUSE 028 9024 3838 3838 www.cause.org.uk CRUSE Bereavement Care Care 0844 4779 0870400 1671677 www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk Relate 028 9032 3454 3454 www.relateni.org/infopage.htm Samaritans 028 9066 0284422 9066 4422 Citizens Advice Advice Bureau Bureau 028 9050 0283000 9050 3000 Women s Women s Aid Aid 0800 0800 9171414 9171414 www.niwaf.org www.niwaf.org 21
Family Trauma Centre 028 9020 4700 WAVE 028 9077 9922 Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation 028 8225 1500 Rape Crisis Centre 028 9032 9002 Books Herbert, C, Wetmore, A. (1999) Overcoming traumatic stress. Robinsonson, London Herbert, C. (2002) Understanding your reactions to Trauma. Blue Stallion Publications, Oxon. Kennerly, H (2000) Overcoming Childhood Trauma. Constable & Robinson, London. Kinchin, D (1994). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder A Practical Guide to Recovery. Thorsons. Northumberland Victim Support 22
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This leaflet is based on material produced by the Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust (www.ntw.nhs.uk/pic). Reproduced with their kind permission. Designed by The Department of Design and Communication Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland Mental Health NHSp Trust (Revised January 2002)