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Signs of Trauma
When these signs are present, reconnect, engage, and offer support.
When these signs are present, reconnect, engage, and offer support.
Well Being Check-In
Make it a practice to check-in throughout the weeks after an incident and around key anniversaries or dates of the traumatic incident. Recovering from a traumatic event takes time and looks different for
everyone. These events cause emotional, physical, and sometimes life-threatening harm, which can have an adverse impact on functioning, and mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
The fear, uncertainty, and change may significantly affect a person’s daily life and ability to perform their home or job duties as they had prior to the
incident. “Business as usual” may be difficult to return to and expecting staff to move on as though nothing had happened may lead to further harm.
Well Being Check-In
Make it a practice to check-in throughout the weeks after an incident and around key anniversaries or dates of the traumatic incident. Recovering from a traumatic event takes time and looks different for
everyone. These events cause emotional, physical, and sometimes life-threatening harm, which can have an adverse impact on functioning, and mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
The fear, uncertainty, and change may significantly affect a person’s daily life and ability to perform their home or job duties as they had prior to the
incident. “Business as usual” may be difficult to return to and expecting staff to move on as though nothing had happened may lead to further harm.
Physical
Hyperarousal (feeling on high alert/having intense reactions)
Insomnia
Inability to relax
Loss of appetite
Physical complaints (often vague and widespread)
Lack of energy and drive
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Hyperarousal (feeling on
high alert/having intense
reactions) - Loss of appetite
- Insomnia
- Physical complaints (often vague and widespread)
- Inability to relax
- Lack of energy and drive
Emotional
Shock, numbness, denial
Fear, anxiety
Survivor guilt (if involving a fatality)
Performance guilt (feeling you did not do enough)
Helplessness and hopelessness
Anger, irritability
Grief, sadness, crying
Hypervigilance (increased alertness and sensitivity to surroundings or fearing dangers that may not be real)
- Shock, numbness, denial
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Performance guilt (feeling
you did not do enough)
- Fear, anxiety
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Helplessness and
hopelessness
- Survivor guilt (if involving a fatality)
- Anger, irritability
Cognitive
Dissociation
Confusion
Impaired memory and concentration
Reduced self-esteem
Flashbacks and intrusive thoughts
Blaming others
- Dissociation
- Reduced self-esteem
- Hypervigilance (increased alertness and sensitivity to surroundings or fearing dangers that may not be real)
- Confusion
- Flashbacks and intrusive thoughts
- Hypervigilance (increased alertness and sensitivity to surroundings or fearing dangers that may not be real)
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Impaired memory and
concentration
- Blaming others
social
Withdrawal
Loss of trust
Loss of focus
Missing deadlines or meetings
Avoidance of reminders of the traumatic event
- Withdrawal
- Loss of trust
- Loss of focus
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Missing deadlines or
meetings
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Avoidance of reminders of
the traumatic event
other services
You can file a custody or visitation petition at your local Family Court.
Provides you with an intake assessment to determine needs and resources that may be available to you.
The Retreat will assist with completing a child support petition and then submit it at your local Family Court.
You will need support to move forward. The Retreat is here for you.
