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PTSD, Stress, Secondary Trauma & Compassion Fatigue: 14 Steps That Help
The document discusses the impact of various types of stress, particularly traumatic and routine stress, on psychological functioning and coping mechanisms. It highlights the concept of secondary trauma, particularly in relation to empathizing with others' suffering, and offers strategies for increasing resilience and managing stress. Additionally, it provides recommendations for professional help and specific treatment methods like EMDR for healing trauma.
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- 1. PTSD Stress Secondary Trauma CompassionFatigue 14 Steps That Help 14 Steps That Help Steve B. Reed, LPC, LMSW, LMFT 1 www.psychotherapy-center.com
- 2. Stress Level Limit StressGoes Here Psychological Coping Container Whether your capacity for containing stress is small, medium or large, everyone has their limit. www.psychotherapy-center.com 2
- 3. Two Types ofStress Routine Stress Both Adversely Effect Functioning 0--------------6---------10 Traumatic Stress 0-----------------7------10 www.psychotherapy-center.com 3
- 4. Traumatic Stress Is tooIntense To Handle Routed Into the Bottom of the Coping Container 0-----------------7------10 www.psychotherapy-center.com www.remapinstitute.org 4
- 5. Traumatic Stress Compartmentalized for Long-Term Storage DoesNot Heal Remains Painful 0-----------------7------10 www.psychotherapy-center.com www.remapinstitute.org 5
- 6. Routine Stress 0--------------6---------10 With EnoughTime, It Can Evaporate, Work its way out 0-----------------7------10 www.psychotherapy-center.com www.remapinstitute.org 6
- 7. Routine Stress 0--------------6---------10 Too Much,Too Soon Leads to Spillover Loss of Containment Overwhelm – Panic It Feels Traumatic Video – 2 min. 0-----------------7------10 http://www.psychotherapycenter.com/Panic_Attack_Treatment.html 7
- 8. Emotional Midbrain • Whentraumatized or when we • Hit cumulative stress overwhelm • The midbrain (amygdala) is imprinted • With threatening and benign data • The alarm is then set and • Triggered by any trauma remainder • Causing a fight, flight or freeze reflex Midbrain Intro http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/Two_Brains--How_REMAP_Can_Help.html Video # 5 on the Midbrain – 11 min. http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/video_page.html PTSD Symptoms http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/post_traumatic_stress_disorder.html 8
- 9. Secondary Trauma Viewers of9-11 Media Coverage Develop Secondary PTSD Trauma resulting from caring for, hearing about or witnessing the intense suffering of others. Over time, the cumulative effect can result in an internalization of trauma, leading to compassion fatigue or burnout. 9 www.psychotherapy-center.com
- 10. 12 Ways to Increase Resilience toStress & Secondary Trauma www.psychotherapy-center.com 10
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- 13. 3 Ways toManage the Mind Change Your Expectations Expect = Get Expect = Get Develop a Positive Filter Look for What’s to Like – Attitude of Gratitude Let the ANTs Go Automatic Negative Thoughts http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/cognitive-behavioral-therapy.html 13
- 14. 3 Daily Mind-BodyPractices Stress-Relieving Breathing Video # 1 – 11 min. Intro. Video # 2 – 6.5 min. Exercise http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/video_page.html Mindfulness Video # 3 – 7 min. Intro. Video # 4 – 7.5 min. Exercise http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/video_page.html Quick REMAP Video # 6 – 11 min. http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/video_page.html 14
- 15. Professional Help –2 Ways To Heal Trauma Clean Out the Container www.psychotherapy-center.com 15
- 16. Effective PTSD Treatment EMDR http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/emdr.html REMAP http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/Quick_REMAP_Page.html Useful in Healing the Midbrain 16
- 17. More Links toInfo. & Articles Article: Overcoming a Firefighter’s Trauma Case Study http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/REMAP_Case_Study-Firefighter_Trauma.html SlideShare: PTSD War Trauma Treatment Case Studies SlideShare : Treating Domestic Violence PTSD Case Study http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/post_traumatic_stress_disorder.html Article: Soothing the Sympathetic Nervous System -- REMAP Research http://www.psychotherapy-center.com/remap-HRV_research1.html 17
- 18. Steve B. Reed,LPC, LMSW, LMFT Please Share & Like On Social Media www.psychotherapy-center.com stevereed@psychotherapy-center.com 18