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Helping Your Loved-One
How to Recognize General Personal Crises
People react to stressful situations in many different ways. This can make it hard to learn how to recognize personal crises. The Counseling Center at Texas State University San Marcos lists just some of the different reactions people may have while in personal crisis:
- Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
- Nightmares and flashbacks
- Anxiety and depression
- Anger
- Withdrawal from others
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Steps You Can Take to Help Someone in Crisis
According to the American Psychological Association, there are a variety of steps you can take to help someone in crisis. These include:
- Allowing crisis reactions and personal crises time to run their due course
- Seeking support from loved ones and like-minded groups
- Discovering healthy behaviors and routines to establish
- Avoiding large decisions while in psychological turmoil
- Encourage them to get help
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