Action algorithm to help a person during shock psychological trauma

In this difficult time psychiatry Many people are seriously concerned. Disturbing news and experiences can shake even the strongest psyche. Therefore, without outside help in some cases it is absolutely impossible to do.

Today's edition. "Site" He suggests paying attention to the advice of the famous family psychologist Dmitry Karpachev. In his recent appeal to subscribers, the specialist told how to help a person who has suffered a serious psychological trauma.



The internal psychological state of BST is a shock psychological trauma that can occur in a person before whose eyes something terrible happened. After such an acute shock, people often fall into a stupor, feel helpless and disoriented. How can we help them?

1. First of all, Dmitry Karpachev advises to establish contact. Make sure the person sees you and understands that they react to your words. Ask him to nod if he can hear you. Ask him his name. You can reach out to someone and ask them to squeeze.
   
   
   
   
2. Next, you need to support a person, convince him that he is not alone, that he will be helped. For example, suitable phrases like “We are together”, “It’s okay, I’m here.” You can also praise, encourage.
   
   
   
   
3. The next step, the psychologist advises to include rational thinking of a person, relegating emotional experiences to the background. Use a name you already know. Ask the date of birth, address, specify the current time (also the date and day of the week). Then ask me what happened.
   
   
   
   
4. A person after BST needs to finally return to reality. Best of all, in this case, it helps to voice a simple plan for further action. And so it will be useful phrases like "Now we need to get up and go to shelter."
   
   
   
   
5. Dmitry Karpachev calls the latest step “activation of autonomy.” Here you need to do everything necessary so that a person after BST could be completely independent, so that he was able to take care of himself without outside help. For this, as the specialist assures, an imperative inclination works. That’s why phrases like “Pour yourself water and drink,” “Get up and go to that person over there,” etc. are useful.
   
   
   
   
   
   

Of course, Dmitry Karpachev himself hopes that such an instruction will not be useful to his subscribers. However, given what has happened in recent days, nothing can be ruled out. To my great regret...