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A panic attack can feel terrifying. Those that suffer panic attacks often feel as if they’re going to die. While highly unpleasant, panic attacks are harmless. If panic attacks are controlling your life, you can regain that control.
Grounding helps you focus on your senses, body or physical surroundings rather than the problem or the emotion. For people suffering with post-traumatic stress disorders, nightmares or flashbacks, grounding or earthing exercises help you bring you back down to earth. The more you practice, the easier it becomes to gain that sense of calm in the present moment.
An animal companion can be a loyal friend and a valuable member of your family, plus, pets provide companionship and unconditional love
Mental health / Mental Heath Nursing
by adsouzajy
by adsouzajy · Published September 28, 2021 · Last modified March 23, 2022
Negative emotions such as fear and heartache can affect your body and mind, leading to dysfunctional relationships, depression, stress, and disease. So, it’s important to not only be aware of your emotions, but also what you can do to release them.
ADHD is a syndrome of the brain manifested mainly due to a abnormal brain chemistry, brain structure, and the connectivity of their neurons. Plainly said, an individual suffering from ADHD has no control over the development of their symptoms, but with proper support and treatment, one can learn to effectively go about their day-to-day responsibilities.
Nurses often are said to have the strangest of personalities. Covered in unrecognizable bodily fluids, faced with a life-or-death procedure, yelled at by inter- departmental staff members, they last 8–12hour days without a break, holding a full bladder, dealing with a patient that abuses the call light, faced with distraught family members, and they can still be on their top game. But what happens, when the passion begins to fade? Or a mountain of self-doubt creeps in?
Life is not always a bed of roses. Bad things happen as a child grows up. Parents separate or divorce. Children get bullied in school. Chronic illness. Death in the family. Natural disasters like the earthquakes, tsunami or even the pandemic. Some traumas destroy a home. Others destroy their sense of safety and well-being for instance; racial violence, community shootings or even substance abuse in the family.
And that is why, to know the basics about trauma informed care becomes even more relevant.
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