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(Sensitive Content) Help: How do you deal with bad situations?
Karon
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Sorry if i can't post that. Its kinda of a sensitive subject to talk about, but i really need to put that out of me. I don't know what to do..
I just got robbed, 3 teenagers with a huge knife, and I'm shaken. The only thing i could think was that i was going to die, but even now that i am safe i feel hurt. I don't now how to stop thinking about it... I just feel empty and sad, i don't want to eat, play, read... anything. What i should do to feel better? Please, i need to get that out of my mind....
I just got robbed, 3 teenagers with a huge knife, and I'm shaken. The only thing i could think was that i was going to die, but even now that i am safe i feel hurt. I don't now how to stop thinking about it... I just feel empty and sad, i don't want to eat, play, read... anything. What i should do to feel better? Please, i need to get that out of my mind....
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-Talk to a friend
-Think rationally
-Meditate
-Tell yourself you’re safe
-Stay with someone else for the night
-Grab all of your favorite things and watch a movie in blankets with snacks
It's a lot of fun!
If you continue to feel bad and upset or can't sleep well or follow a normal schedule seek some sort of counseling or support, you'll be processing this for awhile.
@mintycupcake I was going to report, but I am going to do that tomorrow... Today I just can't anymore, i just want to be in my home.
@Hermitgirl No one deserves that, right?! I am trying to distract right now, i am drawing some stuff for my instagram, its kinda helping, but my mom and my sister were involved in that too, and they are not even trying to distract to the point that its affecting me. A moment ago they were fighting eachother for crazy stuff that doesn't even have to do with the event.
I wasn't in the same situation, but I remember being in a pretty dark place in college where I didn't want to speak or leave my room or do anything except think about what happened to me. What helped me get out of that funk was focusing on other people in my life -- being around them, talking to them and listening to them, and helping them with their problems to get my mind off of my own. The specific thing that helped me was that my brother had to move out of his apartment, so I volunteered to help him move his stuff, and spending time working on that together helped me feel semi-normal again. I know that's a pretty specific scenario, but pretty much anything where you can volunteer to help another person may help you feel in control, valued, connected, and like your life and your mind are your own again.
Thanks for the support, @Charliecheesenurgers @DeKay @mintycupcake @Hermitgirl @Archivist
It's a lot of fun!