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Addiction: Military and Substance Abuse Trauma Addiction: Safety and Stabilization for the Addicted Survivor of Trauma Don't Make it Worse! Use of Alcohol or Drugs After Trauma Secret Diet Disasters of Trauma Survivors Adoption: Trauma and the Post-Institutionalized Child - Adoption and Trauma Related issues Auto Accidents: Surviving the Crash: Stress Reactions of Motor Vehicle Accident Victims The Emotional Toll of Motor Vehicle Accidents on Truck Drivers Chaplains, Police, EMT: Supporting Our Soldiers-PTSD Info For Chaplains Reintegration & Readjustment Program For Iraqi Veterans: for officers returning from the war in Iraq. Cop Talk: Beating the Holiday Blues The Echoes of Violence in The Police Family POLICE SUICIDE: Understanding Grief & Loss Confidentiality in Counseling: What Police Officers Need To Know Police Officers: Traumatic Spending: A Reaction to Critical Incident Stress Paramedics and Burnout: Coping and Prevention Suggestions Childhood & Adult Sexual Victimization: On Being Invisible In The Mental Health System The Nature of the Child Traumatic Stress and Children Stress Responses in Sexual Trauma Victims and in Others Experiencing Overwhelming Events CHILDHOOD AND ADULT SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION: Living in the Aftermath of Transgression and Quest for Restoration of the Self Compassion Fatigue: Nurses and Compassion Fatigue Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Power Point Presentation Professional Quality of Life Manual (ProQOL) Understanding and Preventing Compassion Fatigue - A Handout - For Professionals Supporting Our Soldiers - PTSD Info For Chaplains The Art and Science of Caring for Others without Forgetting Self-Care Compassion Fatigue: An Introduction The MASTERS Process: Transforming Your Career and Life Compassion Fatigue: A Crucible Of Transformation When Helping Hurts Vicarious Trauma in Attorneys Bosnia's Death Highway: My Personal Story of Trauma Work, Compassion Fatigue and Hope. Culture, Race and Ethnicity: Domestic Violence and the Gay Community: A Right to Peace and Safety I Was Raped: A Survivor explores an accusation that has divided the Spelman and Morehouse family Treating People of Varied Cultures: Honoring the Individual in Context Surviving and Thriving: Understanding Asian Americans' Experiences of Relationship Trauma Latinas in Pursuit of Healing: Cultural Implications for Counseling Sexually Abused Latinas I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse (excerpt) Trauma in American Indian Communities Challenges and Obstacles in Treating Mentally Ill African American Patients Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault: Military Sexual Trauma Legal Tools for Survivors of Sexual Assault Art Exhibit: A Woman's Journey from Domestic Violence Victim to Survivor Acquaintance Rape: A Matter of Consent I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse (excerpt) Rape Trauma Syndrome: The Journey to Healing Belongs to Everyone Peaceful Heart: A Woman's Journey of Healing After Rape Dealing with Domestic Abuse: Lessons from Kathy The Ties That Bind Captive to Captor- Stockholm Syndrome Understanding the Victims of Spousal Abuse Grief: Will Trauma Grief Counseling Help? Exorcising Ghosts: The Counting Method and Traumatic Death Imagery Help for the Holidays: Ideas for the Bereaved Understanding Different Grieving Patterns in Your Family Sudden Loss - Impact of a grief-crisis intervention immediately after a sudden violent death on the survivor's ability to cope. Recovery From Unnatural Death Psychotherapy of Bereavement After Homicide: Be Offensive Journalists, Survivors and the Media: The Emotional Impact of Reporting War at Home A Primer on Covering Victims PTSD 101 for Journalists Three Acts of Trauma News Survivors and the Media Male Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence Against Men: Bryan's Story Suffering in Silence: The Problem of Male Sexual Abuse Wounded Boys/Heroic Men: A Man's Guide to Recovering from Child Abuse Partners & Families: PTSD and Family Members: The Hidden Face of PTSD Partners with PTSD PTSD Treatment & Recovery: Understanding Complex Trauma, Complex Reactions, and Treatment Approaches Major Depressive Disorder: A Condition That Frequently Co-Occurs with PTSD Exposure To A Traumatic Event Does Not Automatically Put A Person On A Path To Develop PTSD: The Importance of Protective Factors To Promote Resiliency Applying the Brakes - Traumatic Memories Finding a Good Lawyer for Your Traumatized Client Posttraumatic Therapy The Counting Method for Ameliorating Traumatic Memories Stress Responses in Sexual Trauma Victims and in Others Experiencing Overwhelming Events Helpful Strategies for Self, Children, Supporters, and What Trauma Therapists Really Do The Counting Method as Exposure Therapy: Revisions and Case Examples Trauma & Recovery: an REBT Perspective Listening to the Lessons of Survivors. Sharing their Truths and their Lessons PTSD & Health: Life After Breast Cancer: Surviving & Thriving How to Improve Strength and Mobility without Really Exercising Exercise and Aging Fibromyalgia: What It Is And How To Manage It How Exercise Helps Symptoms Of PTSD Menopause Is A Natural Part Of A Woman's Lifecycle PTSD & Workplace Issues: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Workplace What Employers and Coworkers Need to Know Recovery & Self Help: Healing the Invisible Wound Trauma Survivors Share Tips for Therapists Dealing with Trauma Open Letter to Trauma Survivors How to Choose a Trauma Therapist: Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD) and Dissociative Conditions Helping A Person Who Is Suicidal S.V.'s Story: My Survival From Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Survivors, How To Write Your Personal History Finding The Right Therapist For You Anniversary Reactions: A Survivor's Guide on How to Cope Healing from Shame Associated with Traumatic Events Ninth Grader Interviews Frank Ochberg on PTSD How to Cope with PTSD and the Holiday Season Resiliency: Cultivating Resiliency in Youth Cultivating Resiliency The Resilient Child School Disasters: Helping Traumatized Children at School Inner City Children of Trauma: Urban Violence Traumatic Stress Response Syndrome (U-VTS) and Therapists' Responses School Disaster: Planning and Initial Interventions Bound By A Trauma Called Columbine Spirituality & Trauma: Posttraumatic Stress, Mental Health Professionals, and the Clergy: A Need for Collaboration, Training, and Research How to Provide Spiritually Sensitive Trauma Care "Trauma and Spirituality" Survivor Guilt: Guilt Following Traumatic Events Trauma Responses in the Aftermath of Disasters: Utilizing First Person Story with Trauma Survivors in Bosnia and Sri Lanka: Metaphors create a symbolic congruence that is 'inclusive' and universal across cultures GFW Founder, Frank Ochberg spent a week in Sri Lanka Helping Hurricane Opens Trauma Wounds 9-11 ANNIVERSARY REACTIONS: An interview with Frank Ochberg, M.D. Victims of Disasters: Helping People Recover From Acute Distress to Healing and Integration Terrorism: September 11, 2001. "Trauma, Grief, and Recovery" Veterans & Their Families: Finding Hope after Head Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Military and Substance Abuse Military Sexual Trauma Suicide and the Military Military PTSD Family Resources Will Trauma Grief Counseling Help? Preventing Compassion Fatigue: What Veteran Spouse/Partner Caregivers Need to Know Keeping Your Relationship Healthy When Your Veteran Spouse/Partner Is Injured Issues and Answers on the Home Front Veterans and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Conversation with Dr Frank Ochberg Post Traumatic Stress and the Military There's Nothing Wrong With Me!
	Helping A Person Who Is Suicidal by Angie Panos, Ph.D. One of the most difficult situations for a family member or a friend is when someone close to them expresses statements that suggest they are suicidal. It seems confusing that people, who survived a traumatic event, or a history of traumatic events, find themselves as their own worst enemy, feeling and thinking about dying. Often people who are depressed and thinking about suicide show several of these warning signs:   Noticeable changes in eating or sleeping habits Withdrawal from family or friends Fantasies about running away or dying Persistent boredom and/or difficulty concentrating Drug and/or alcohol abuse Unexplained drop in their level of functioning Unusual neglect of appearance Drastic personality and mood change Complaints of physical problems A focus on themes of death Giving away prized possessions and making wills or burial plans Talking about suicide or making plans, even jokingly Threatening or attempting to kill themselves Sometimes before committing suicide, people will hint about or threaten to kill themselves. These threats should always be taken seriously. If they have had a previous episode of depression and a suicide attempt it is very concerning. Most people who commit suicide have made at least one previous attempt. When people are suicidal they feel helpless and trapped. Their normal coping skills and problem solving abilities may be impaired, preventing them from being able to think creatively of the many options they have. They may begin to feel that others will not understand. Usually suicide is devastating to the family and friends left to cope with the loss. However, the suicidal person deludes themselves into thinking that their support system won't care or will be better off without them. The suicidal feelings may build to the point that the suffering individual thinks it is the only way out, which of course is not true. Ways to Help If your friend or family member is talking to you about depression or suicidal feelings, let them know you care. Stay with them and help them call for professional help; don't leave it up to them. When requesting help from a counseling service, please let the receptionist know it is an emergency and ask to be connected through to a crisis counselor who can help. If the friend or family member is planning to or has tried to attempt suicide they should immediately be taken to a hospital emergency room for an evaluation. Family should be advised to remove from the home any lethal, accessible means to commit suicide, such as medications, firearms, razors, knives, etc. Your suffering friend or family member needs to feel that there is hope. They need to feel that people will listen, that things will get better, and that she or he can overcome their problems. So be honest, if you're worried about them, say so. You will not spark thoughts of suicide just by asking about it. With professional treatment and support from family, friends, and coworkers, people who are suicidal can become healthy again. Additional Information: www.suicidecrisiscenter.com For Young Adults: Friendship 911 Collection My Friend Is Struggling With.. Thoughts Of Suicide by Josh McDowell & Ed Stewart For Professionals: Suicide Prevention: Resources for the Millennium (Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement) by David Lester (Editor) The Harvard Medical School Guide to Suicide Assessment and Intervention by Douglas Jacobs (Editor) For Everyone: A Guide for the Bereaved Survivor by Robert Baugher, Ph.D. Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison Suicide: Understanding and Responding: Harvard Medical School Perspectives, Harvard Medical School Angie Panos, Ph.D. is a therapist that specializes in trauma and grief, she has 20 years of experience in helping survivors. She is a board member of Gift From Within. PDF [26KB] Tweet Was this helpful to you? If so, please consider supporting our work. Other Articles by Dr. Panos: Anniversary Reactions: A Survivor's Guide on How to Cope Dealing with Domestic Abuse: Lessons from Kathy Don't Make it Worse! Use of Alcohol or Drugs After Trauma Healing from Shame Associated with Traumatic Events Helping A Person Who Is Suicidal Secret Diet Disasters of Trauma Survivors Suffering in Silence: The Problem of Male Sexual Abuse Additional Websites of Interest Additional A-V Resources Additional GFW Articles on PTSD

Article Index:

Addiction | Adoption | Auto Accidents | Chaplains, Police, EMT | Childhood & Adult Sexual Victimization | Compassion Fatigue
Culture, Race, and Ethnicity | Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault | Grief | Journalists, Survivors, and the Media
Male Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence | Partners & Families | PTSD Treatment & Recovery | PTSD and Health
PTSD and Workplace Issues | Recovery & Self Help | Resiliency | School Disasters
Spirituality & Trauma | Survivor Guilt | Trauma Responses in the Aftermath of Disasters | Veterans & Their Families

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