{"id":1903,"date":"2019-10-08T12:35:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T11:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vps31252.alfahosting-vps.de\/wordpress\/?page_id=1903"},"modified":"2020-05-29T08:14:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T07:14:25","slug":"web_teenager_acute_overview_anxiety_en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kidtrauma.org\/?page_id=1903&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s very common to be more anxious in the first month after a traumatic event. Trying to avoid situations, thoughts or persons that are reminders of the traumatic event is also very common.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Sleeping problems<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li>In the immediate aftermath of a traumatic event, it&#8217;s common not wanting to be or sleep alone.<\/li>\n<li>These anxieties will decrease over time.<\/li>\n<li>Establish a bedtime ritual (reading, listen to an audio book or podcast, review the day, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Try to ensure that you have no excitement one hour before bedtime (video games, TV, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>If you have trouble falling asleep, try to listen to an audio book, podcast or music.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Excessive worries<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li>It&#8217;s very common to have more worries and concerns after experiencing a traumatic event. Take your time to find out what kind of worries you have.<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes it&#8217;s difficult to say what&#8217;s upsetting you. Many find it helpful to write their feelings and worries down (e.g. in a journal).<\/li>\n<li>Try to talk to your friends and family about worries and fears. Talking about it often feels liberating and thus helps.<\/li>\n<li>Increase your feelings of safety by always carrying a lucky charm with you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Avoiding speaking about the traumatic event<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li>Often, it&#8217;s difficult to tell what&#8217;s upsetting.<\/li>\n<li>Try to talk to your friends and family about worries and fears. Talking about it feels often liberating and thus helps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Fear of things, people or places which remind you of the traumatic event<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li>Fear of trauma-related reminders is very common after a traumatic event.<\/li>\n<li>To avoid trauma-related reminders such as specific places or people is common. The longer you avoid such things, the longer this behavior will last.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s normal to be scared by bad memories. Often, these memories and worries will go away over the next weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Remembering something doesn\u2019t mean experiencing it again. Memories are always about something in the past.<\/li>\n<li>Try to face fearful situations with courage. Reward yourself if you succeeded by e.g. going to the movies, meeting with friends, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s very common to be more anxious in the first month after a traumatic event. Trying to avoid situations, thoughts or persons that are reminders of the traumatic event is also very common. \u00a0 Sleeping problems In the immediate aftermath of a traumatic event, it&#8217;s common not wanting to be or sleep alone. These anxieties [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3414,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/kidtrauma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angst-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidtrauma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1903"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidtrauma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidtrauma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidtrauma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidtrauma.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1903"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/kidtrauma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5848,"href":"https:\/\/kidtrauma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1903\/revisions\/5848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidtrauma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidtrauma.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}