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Just had training on ‘Working with Vulnerable People’.
You may not know it, but you may feel vulnerable during this pandemic. It’s genuinely ok and normal to feel this way. There’s a lot going on that you’re not used to and you’re not in control of your normal routine anymore.
You may not know it, but you may feel vulnerable during this pandemic. It’s genuinely ok and normal to feel this way. There’s a lot going on that you’re not used to and you’re not in control of your normal routine anymore.
There’s a few things that I trialled and tested during the training and boy it helped me so much!
We’re going through a stressor of isolation right now. Feeling discriminated, lonely and alienated. The pandemic is out of our control!
We’re going through a stressor of isolation right now. Feeling discriminated, lonely and alienated. The pandemic is out of our control!
There’s three phases of trauma recovery, but I’ll focus on the first one mainly...
- Safety and Stabilisation
This is where you work on your symptoms and emotional management
- Safety and Stabilisation
This is where you work on your symptoms and emotional management
To achieve ‘Safety and Stabilisation’ you have to try a few things:
- Basic needs
- Grounding
- Basic needs
- Grounding
Give the following a try when you’re trying to achieve GROUNDING:
1. Body - lay on the ground, press your toes into the floor or even squeeze some play dough/stress ball
2. 5 Senses - wear your favourite sweatshirt, use essential oils, make a cup of tea
1. Body - lay on the ground, press your toes into the floor or even squeeze some play dough/stress ball
2. 5 Senses - wear your favourite sweatshirt, use essential oils, make a cup of tea
3. Self-soothe - take a shower or bath, light a candle, find a grounding object
4. Observe - describe an object in detail: colour, texture, shadow, light shapes
5. BREATHE (this is a major one for me) - practice 4-7-8 breathing, inhale to 4, hold for 7 and exhale to 8
4. Observe - describe an object in detail: colour, texture, shadow, light shapes
5. BREATHE (this is a major one for me) - practice 4-7-8 breathing, inhale to 4, hold for 7 and exhale to 8
Finally!
6. Distract - find all the square or green objects in the room, count by 7s or even say the date.
These are a few things that can help you when you’re feeling anxious, stressed or dealing with intense emotion
6. Distract - find all the square or green objects in the room, count by 7s or even say the date.
These are a few things that can help you when you’re feeling anxious, stressed or dealing with intense emotion
If you’re unsure of what grounding exercises are, these things can help when bad memories take over... THE PANDEMIC or even any traumatic experience you’ve been through...
They are to REGAIN your senses, REGAIN control
They are to REGAIN your senses, REGAIN control
Name 5 things you can SEE
Name 4 things you can FEEL
Name 3 things you can HEAR
Name 2 things you can SMELL
Name 1 GOOD thing about yourself...
After reading this thread, please message me. I’m here to help. You may not feel vulnerable, but it’s ok to feel something.
Name 4 things you can FEEL
Name 3 things you can HEAR
Name 2 things you can SMELL
Name 1 GOOD thing about yourself...
After reading this thread, please message me. I’m here to help. You may not feel vulnerable, but it’s ok to feel something.
