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What is Moral Injury? & How Do You Deal With It?

What Is Moral Injury And How Do You Deal With It?

September 15, 2020

Coronavirus, Guilt, Mental Health, PTSD, Trauma

Healthcare Worker, Medical Professional, Moral Injury

What is Moral Injury? The British Medical Journal has stated that Moral Injury may become the most significant injury for healthcare staff dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. Moral Injury was…

Working On The Wards: The Mental Health Impact

September 8, 2020

Amy Launder

Coronavirus, Mental Health, PTSD, Stress, Trauma

Healthcare Worker, Medical Professional

No Comments

Most medical professionals, especially those working in emergency departments, go into the profession with the knowledge that they will face confronting and traumatic situations, from treating severe wounds to victims…

How Can I Tell If I Have PTSD?

February 27, 2020

Karen Dempsey

Anxiety, PTSD, Trauma

Hypervigilance

No Comments

If you’re asking yourself if you have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) then it’s highly likely you have lived through or witnessed a traumatic event – or series of events –…

The Trauma of Supporting a Parent with Addiction

October 17, 2019

Amy Launder

Addiction, Children and Adolescents, Family, Trauma

No Comments

What is Addiction? Addiction is defined as not having control over doing, taking, or using something to the point where it could be harmful to you. Addiction can be harmful…

Coping With Trauma: How To Stay Within Your Window Of Tolerance

September 30, 2019

Karen Dempsey

Trauma

Window of Tolerance

When you’re coping well with the ups and downs of life – when your thoughts are rational and your emotions are calm in response to daily stresses – you’re said to…

Emotional Flashbacks: What They Feel Like, And How To Cope With Them

July 15, 2019

Karen Dempsey

PTSD, Trauma

Emotional Flashbacks

If you’ve ever had a flashback, you’ll know how disorientating and terrifying it can be. Flashbacks are known to be a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) where the person…

How To Cope When Trauma Gets Triggered

October 19, 2018

Bridget Freer

Mental Health, Trauma

No Comments

Just recently, there were three whole days when you could not watch or listen to a news bulletin without hearing a woman, Dr Christine Blasey Ford, recounting her experience of…

What Is Complex Trauma?

June 29, 2018

Karen Dempsey

Mental Health, Trauma

No Comments

Trauma is most often associated with a traumatising event or experience, such as wars or accidents or violence, that causes extreme distress – and the effects of that experience can…

Eight Ways To Consume Bad News Without Increasing Your Anxiety

June 12, 2017

Bridget Freer

Anxiety, Mental Health, Trauma

No Comments

The news these last few weeks has been full of terrible and alarming things. Here is how not to become overly or adversely affected by it At a time when…

What Is Moral Injury And How Do You Deal With It?

Working On The Wards: The Mental Health Impact

How Can I Tell If I Have PTSD?

The Trauma of Supporting a Parent with Addiction

Coping With Trauma: How To Stay Within Your Window Of Tolerance

Emotional Flashbacks: What They Feel Like, And How To Cope With Them

How To Cope When Trauma Gets Triggered

What Is Complex Trauma?

Eight Ways To Consume Bad News Without Increasing Your Anxiety

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