PTSD, Stress, Secondary Trauma & Compassion Fatigue: 14 Steps That Help

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PTSD, stress, secondary trauma (vicarious trauma) and compassion fatigue represent a serious problem for people who care for, hear about or witness the intense suffering of others. Ultimately, this can lead to burnout. Several professions are at high risk including physicians, attorneys, nurses, psychologists, counselors, social workers, hospice workers, adult and child protective service workers. Those who care for people in nursing homes and those who care for patients at home are also at risk. Families who care for suffering relatives are particularly vulnerable to these problems. This information outlines 14 steps that can be taken to increase resilience to this form of stress. Two effective approaches are underscored for desensitizing traumatic stress and calming the emotional midbrain. The presentation provides links to information that explains the nature of the problem and offers practical self-help interventions.

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14 Steps That Help

PTSD Stress

Steve B. Reed, LPC, LMSW, LMFT www.psychotherapy-center.com

Secondary TraumaCompassion Fatigue

14 Steps That Help

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PsychologicalCopingContainer

Whether your capacity for containing stress is small, medium or large, everyone has their limit.

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Stress Level Limit

Stress Goes Here

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Two Types of Stress

Routine Stress

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Traumatic Stress

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Both Adversely Effect Functioning

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Traumatic Stress

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Is too Intense To Handle

Routed Into the Bottom of theCoping Container

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Compartmentalized for

Long-Term Storage

Does Not Heal Remains Painful

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Traumatic Stress

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With Enough Time, It Can Evaporate,Work its way out

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Routine Stress

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Too Much, Too SoonLeads to Spillover Loss of ContainmentOverwhelm – PanicIt Feels Traumatic

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Routine Stress

Video – 2 min.http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/Panic_Attack_Treatment.html

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Emotional Midbrain

• When traumatized or when we• Hit cumulative stress overwhelm• The midbrain (amygdala) is imprinted• With threatening and benign data• The alarm is then set and• Triggered by any trauma remainder• Causing a fight, flight or freeze reflex

Midbrain Intro http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/Two_Brains--How_REMAP_Can_Help.html

Video # 5 on the Midbrain – 11 min. http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/video_page.html

PTSD Symptoms http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/post_traumatic_stress_disorder.html

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Trauma resulting from caring for, hearing about or witnessing the intense suffering of others. Over time, the cumulative effect can result in an internalization of trauma, leading to compassion fatigue or burnout.

Secondary Trauma

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Viewers of 9-11 Media CoverageDevelop Secondary PTSD

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12 Ways to Increase

Resilienceto Stress &Secondary

Trauma

12 Ways to Increase

Resilience to Stress & Secondary

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Boost CopingCapacity

Speed UpOffloading

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6 Healthy Habits

Walk

Sleep

SocialSupport

Laugh

Recreation

Media Diet

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3 Ways to Manage the MindChange Your ExpectationsExpect = Get Expect = Get

Develop a Positive FilterLook for What’s to Like – Attitude of Gratitude

Let the ANTs GoAutomatic Negative Thoughtshttp://www.psychotherapy-center.com/cognitive-behavioral-therapy.html

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3 Daily Mind-Body Practices

Stress-Relieving BreathingVideo # 1 – 11 min. Intro.Video # 2 – 6.5 min. Exercise http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/video_page.html

MindfulnessVideo # 3 – 7 min. Intro.Video # 4 – 7.5 min. Exercise http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/video_page.html

Quick REMAPVideo # 6 – 11 min. http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/video_page.html

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Professional Help – 2 Ways

CleanOut theContainer

To Heal Trauma

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Effective PTSD Treatment

Useful in Healing

the Midbrain

EMDRhttp://www.psychotherapy-center.com/emdr.html

REMAPhttp://www.psychotherapy-center.com/Quick_REMAP_Page.html

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More Links to Info. & ArticlesArticle: Overcoming a Firefighter’s Trauma Case Studyhttp://www.psychotherapy-center.com/REMAP_Case_Study-Firefighter_Trauma.html

SlideShare: PTSD War Trauma Treatment Case StudiesSlideShare : Treating Domestic Violence PTSD Case Studyhttp://www.psychotherapy-center.com/post_traumatic_stress_disorder.html

Article: Soothing the Sympathetic Nervous System -- REMAP Researchhttp://www.psychotherapy-center.com/remap-HRV_research1.html