Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Coping
Coping skills, relaxation exercises, and other strategies for managing anxiety and stress associated with PTSD.
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.
Learn more about the skill of consequence modification and how it can be helpful in reducing impulsive behaviors.
Coping with Sleep Problems
Many people with PTSD experience sleep problems. This article presents some tips on how to improve your sleep.
Many people with PTSD experience sleep problems. This article presents some tips on how to improve your sleep.
Managing Impulsive Behaviors
Learn some ways of managing unhealthy impulsive behaviors.
Learn some ways of managing unhealthy impulsive behaviors.
Ways of Coping with Upsetting Thoughts and Memories
It is very common for someone with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to frequently experience distressing thoughts and memories connected to their traumatic event; therefore, it is very important for the person with PTSD to learn healthy ways of coping with upsetting thoughts and memories. A number of different coping strategies that may help you better manage your thoughts and memories are p…
It is very common for someone with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to frequently experience distressing thoughts and memories connected to their traumatic event; therefore, it is very important for the person with PTSD to learn healthy ways of coping with upsetting thoughts and memories. A number of different coping strategies that may help you better manage your thoughts and memories are p…
Do a Chain Analysis to Change Problem Behaviors
Learn how to do a chain analysis to change problem behaviors.
Learn how to do a chain analysis to change problem behaviors.
Improve Your Self-Esteem Through Self-Supportive Statements
Learn how to improve your self-esteem by catching and challenging negative self-focused thoughts and using self-supportive statements.
Learn how to improve your self-esteem by catching and challenging negative self-focused thoughts and using self-supportive statements.
Using a Positive Self-Statement Log to Recognize Your Daily Accomplishments
When people are feeling down or stressed out, it can be hard to always recognize the positive things you have accomplished. Learn about one way to get in touch with the goals that you have met in your day.
When people are feeling down or stressed out, it can be hard to always recognize the positive things you have accomplished. Learn about one way to get in touch with the goals that you have met in your day.
Catching and Changing Negative Thoughts
Changing negative thoughts can be an important skill to have because how you evaluate and think can affect your mood. Learn how to identify and address unhealthy thoughts, and in doing so, improve your mood.
Changing negative thoughts can be an important skill to have because how you evaluate and think can affect your mood. Learn how to identify and address unhealthy thoughts, and in doing so, improve your mood.
Developing A Safety Plan
If you have PTSD, then you know that you can experience PTSD symptoms at any time. Therefore, it is important to have a safety plan in place in order to respond quickly and effectively when these PTSD symptoms occur.
If you have PTSD, then you know that you can experience PTSD symptoms at any time. Therefore, it is important to have a safety plan in place in order to respond quickly and effectively when these PTSD symptoms occur.
Coping with Thoughts of Suicide
Many people with PTSD have experienced thoughts of ending their own life. When you experience suicidal thoughts, it is important to address them immediately. Learn some ways to cope with these thoughts.
Many people with PTSD have experienced thoughts of ending their own life. When you experience suicidal thoughts, it is important to address them immediately. Learn some ways to cope with these thoughts.
How Do I Cope with Thoughts of Suicide?
Thoughts of suicide are common among people with PTSD. Learn how to cope with and respond to these thoughts and stay safe.
Thoughts of suicide are common among people with PTSD. Learn how to cope with and respond to these thoughts and stay safe.
Seeking out Social Support
People with PTSD can benefit greatly from having social support. However, in seeking out and establishing social support, there are certain qualities to look for. Learn about some of these qualities here.
People with PTSD can benefit greatly from having social support. However, in seeking out and establishing social support, there are certain qualities to look for. Learn about some of these qualities here.
How Can I Go About Finding Social Support?
Finding social support can be a very difficult thing to do. So, where can social support be found and how can it be established?
Finding social support can be a very difficult thing to do. So, where can social support be found and how can it be established?
Get More Active in Your Life!
When people feel down, they may be less likely to do the things they enjoy in life or lose track of their goals. Behavioral activation is a simple way of getting back in touch with those things you find enjoyable and pleasurable.
When people feel down, they may be less likely to do the things they enjoy in life or lose track of their goals. Behavioral activation is a simple way of getting back in touch with those things you find enjoyable and pleasurable.
Make the Decision to Change a Behavior
People with PTSD may develop behaviors that appear useful in the short-run but in the long-run are actually harmful or detrimental to the person's well-being. So, how do you identify whether a behavior you are engaging in is good or bad? You can determine this by evaluating the short- and long-term pros and cons of a behavior.
People with PTSD may develop behaviors that appear useful in the short-run but in the long-run are actually harmful or detrimental to the person's well-being. So, how do you identify whether a behavior you are engaging in is good or bad? You can determine this by evaluating the short- and long-term pros and cons of a behavior.