Post Traumatic Stress in Cancer Part II Tips
Remember, you're not crazy when you experience Post Traumatic Stress from having cancer or cancer treatment, any more than you are if you experience PTSD from rape or war trauma. You're experiencing an normal response to an abnormal event.
Seven tips to help you feel better:
1. Engage all of your senses in anchoring you in the here and now. Play your favorite music, get a regular massage, get out in the sunshine. Seek safe physical contact such as hugs and hand holding. Create a self-talk routine in which you talk to yourself with gentle reassurance that you are safe today.
2. Walk, run, play tennis or go to the gym. Exercise releases endorphins (the feel good chemicals) in your body. It also increases the flow of oxygen throughout your body, which increase your sense of well-being and control.
3. Eat well, keep your body well hydrated. Take time to breathe deeply and center, reminding yourself of today’s date and where you are.
4. Limit the amount of violent TV you watch, or violent video games you play. These things amp you up with the same kinds of chemicals that flowed during the trauma. The idea is to process those chemicals, not add more to them.
5. Avoid alcohol and illegal drugs. While it may feel like they soothe you, they will disturb the processing the brain does during sleep. If you need help sleeping, practice sound sleep hygiene techniques or some energy techniques to help you get good rest, or talk to your physician.
5. Keep a gratitude journal, especially at night before you go to bed, and in the morning before you start your day. Write down at least three things you’re grateful for that day and why. Focus on these things for a few minutes before you go to sleep or start your day.
6. Be active rather than doing the couch potato thing. Even if you don’t feel like you have the energy, get up and do something constructive that takes action in a positive direction. Even small things will move you forward.
7. Learn some easy Energy Psychology techniques, like EFT, to soothe the anxiety and calm your body. Seek the help of an Energy Therapist or trusted friend to help you if you need.
Remember, what you’re experiencing is a normal response to an abnormal event.
All the best,
Judith frost, MSW
www.cancer-coach.com
Seven tips to help you feel better:
1. Engage all of your senses in anchoring you in the here and now. Play your favorite music, get a regular massage, get out in the sunshine. Seek safe physical contact such as hugs and hand holding. Create a self-talk routine in which you talk to yourself with gentle reassurance that you are safe today.
2. Walk, run, play tennis or go to the gym. Exercise releases endorphins (the feel good chemicals) in your body. It also increases the flow of oxygen throughout your body, which increase your sense of well-being and control.
3. Eat well, keep your body well hydrated. Take time to breathe deeply and center, reminding yourself of today’s date and where you are.
4. Limit the amount of violent TV you watch, or violent video games you play. These things amp you up with the same kinds of chemicals that flowed during the trauma. The idea is to process those chemicals, not add more to them.
5. Avoid alcohol and illegal drugs. While it may feel like they soothe you, they will disturb the processing the brain does during sleep. If you need help sleeping, practice sound sleep hygiene techniques or some energy techniques to help you get good rest, or talk to your physician.
5. Keep a gratitude journal, especially at night before you go to bed, and in the morning before you start your day. Write down at least three things you’re grateful for that day and why. Focus on these things for a few minutes before you go to sleep or start your day.
6. Be active rather than doing the couch potato thing. Even if you don’t feel like you have the energy, get up and do something constructive that takes action in a positive direction. Even small things will move you forward.
7. Learn some easy Energy Psychology techniques, like EFT, to soothe the anxiety and calm your body. Seek the help of an Energy Therapist or trusted friend to help you if you need.
Remember, what you’re experiencing is a normal response to an abnormal event.
All the best,
Judith frost, MSW
www.cancer-coach.com
Labels: Cancer Cancer Coach, Energy Pyschology, Post Traumatic Stress, PTSD, war
posted by Judith Frost, MSW, EFT-Adv @ 5:13 PM
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