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    Trauma refers to reactions to threatening or highly stressful events and is subjective to the individual's experience. Common causes of trauma include accidents, illness, death of a loved one, abuse, disasters and more. Typical reactions are shock, fear, sadness, difficulty concentrating, nightmares and changes in sleep/appetite. These reactions are normal but should decrease over weeks. Strategies like social support, journaling, routine and patience can help cope. Seeking counseling may help for severe or prolonged trauma reactions.

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    Trauma refers to reactions to threatening or highly stressful events and is subjective to the individual's experience. Common causes of trauma include accidents, illness, death of a loved one, abuse, disasters and more. Typical reactions are shock, fear, sadness, difficulty concentrating, nightmares and changes in sleep/appetite. These reactions are normal but should decrease over weeks. Strategies like social support, journaling, routine and patience can help cope. Seeking counseling may help for severe or prolonged trauma reactions.

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    Trauma refers to reactions to threatening or highly stressful events and is subjective to the individual's experience. Common causes of trauma include accidents, illness, death of a loved one, abuse, disasters and more. Typical reactions are shock, fear, sadness, difficulty concentrating, nightmares and changes in sleep/appetite. These reactions are normal but should decrease over weeks. Strategies like social support, journaling, routine and patience can help cope. Seeking counseling may help for severe or prolonged trauma reactions.

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    UNDERSTANDING

    TRAUMA

    WHAT IS TRAUMA AND WHAT EXAMPLE CAUSES OF


    CAUSES IT? TRAUMA:
    • Accidents, falls, injuries
    Trauma refers to reactions in response • Robbery
    to events that are experienced as • Having a terminal
    threatening to our lives or safety or are illness/receiving a
    highly stressful. Trauma is a subjective diagnosis
    experience and is dependent on how an • Death of a loved one
    individual personally experiences an • Domestic violence,
    event. Many different types of assault, abuse
    • Divorce or break up of a
    reactions to traumatic events can
    significant relationship
    occur, and people experience many
    • Natural disasters,
    different types of trauma. pandemics

    IS WHAT I’M FEELING NORMAL? COMMON EMOTIONAL &


    Trauma reactions are normal reactions PHYSICAL REACTIONS:
    to often abnormal events and can be • Shock, denial, disbelief
    experienced immediately after, and for • Fear or anxiety
    a while after the traumatic event has • Guilt, shame, self-blame
    taken place. Therefore, if you have gone • Sadness, hopeless,
    through a trauma, you should not crying
    expect yourself to behave and act as • Low concentration, focus
    you normally did straight after the • Avoiding reminders of
    trauma. Trauma reactions will generally the event
    resolve by themselves over time, • Irritable, agitated, angry
    • Disconnected, numb
    decreasing in intensity and frequency,
    • Nightmares, flashbacks
    anywhere from a few days to a few • Sleeping difficulties,
    weeks. However, they may be fatigue
    spontaneously triggered by memories • Changes in appetite
    of the trauma; or by an image, sound or • Aware, easily startled
    smell that is a reminder. • Worried about safety of
    loved ones
    WHAT STRATEGIES CAN HELP ME GETTING FURTHER
    COPE WITH TRAUMA? SUPPORT IF NEEDED:
    It may be recommended
    Avoid self-isolating to seek professional help
    You may feel the urge to withdraw from or counselling for severe
    those around you but avoid spending or prolonged reactions
    too much time alone. Be intentional to trauma.
    about connecting with others as
    isolation can prolong healing.
    WHATSAPP
    Ask for support Send the Dell Young
    Share your thoughts and feelings with Leaders team a
    those you trust as this can help to
    message on
    process your experience.
    060 070 2369
    Document your thoughts
    and feelings UNIVERSITY
    You may find sharing your thoughts HOTLINES
    and feelings in a diary , journal, or blog Stellenbosch University
    helpful to process your experience.
    010 205 3032
    Establish a daily routine University of Cape Town
    Establishing a structured daily routine 0800 24 24 26
    (or continuing with the one you had
    before the trauma) can help to University of Pretoria
    ground you. Include activities that 0800 747 747
    help you to relax.

    Be patient with yourself SADAG


    For a while afterwards, you may not
    Access support 24/7
    feel your normal self. This can be Call 0800 36 36 36
    uncomfortable and unsettling. Give SMS 43336
    yourself time. Everyone heals at their
    own pace.

    SOURCES & MORE


    WHEN WILL THINGS IMPROVE? INFORMATION:
    With these strategies and support from family &
    friends you will likely recover over time. Severe The South African
    or prolonged impact may present in these ways: Depression & Anxiety Group

    • Trouble functioning day to day Trauma Clinic Counselling


    • Terrifying memories, flashbacks, nightmares South Africa
    • Thinking about (or already) using unhealthy
    coping mechanisms like drugs and alcohol
    • Severe fear, anxiety or depression

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