QuickTips Index

Using Consequence Modification to Reduce Impulsive Behaviors
Learn more about the skill of consequence modification and how it can be helpful in reducing impulsive behaviors.

Educational PTSD Videos
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) provides educational videos that present the stories of three different survivors of trauma. The goal of these videos is to help trauma survivors understand that they are not alone and there is hope for recovery.

Coping with Sleep Problems
Many people with PTSD experience sleep problems. This article presents some tips on how to improve your sleep.

Suicide Hotline Just for Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new suicide hotline just for veterans. Learn more about this important resource here.

The Real Warriors Campaign: A Resource for Veterans and Their Families
The Real Warriors Campaign website provides a wealth of excellent and helpful information for veterans and their families. You can learn more about this very important website in this article.

How to Improve Your Mood
Putting aside time in your schedule to take part in positive and pleasurable activities can improve your mood and lessen or keep away depression and some symptoms of PTSD.

Increasing Emotional Awareness
Increasing emotional awareness is very important. People can better manage their emotions if they know exactly what emotions they are feeling in the first place. Learn the different levels of emotional awareness, as well as some ways to increase the awareness of your emotions.

Managing Impulsive Behaviors
Learn some ways of managing unhealthy impulsive behaviors.

Coping with a Slip: Getting Back on the Track to Recovery from PTSD
Sometimes people slip on their way to recovery from PTSD; however, all is not lost as there are ways of coping with a slip. Learn how to get back on track if you find that you have fallen back into an unhealthy pattern of behavior.

Using Distraction as a Way of Coping with Emotions
Learn about distraction as a way of coping with emotions that are strong and uncomfortable.

Practicing Self-Care to Improve Your Emotional Health
We may not think about it much, but practicing self-care is very important to our emotional health. Learn about some factors that may influence the extent with which we feel anxious or depressed.

Coping With Stress and the Holidays
Stress and the holidays often go hand-in-hand, and this may be especially true for the person with PTSD. Therefore, it is important for people with PTSD to learn ways of coping with the stress of the holidays. Learn one way here.

Using Mindfulness to Cope With Conflicts: Beginner's Mind
Using mindfulness to cope with PTSD can be very beneficial. One skill related to mindfulness that may be particularly helpful is "beginner's mind." Learn more about beginner's mind and how it can help you with your PTSD-related symptoms.

Using a Positive Self-Statement Log to Recognize and Set Goals
When people are feeling down or stressed out, it can be hard to always recognize the positive things you have accomplished; therefore, it can be important to learn how to recognize and set goals. Learn about one way to get in touch with the goals that you have met in your day.