Flourish Health & Wellbeing Magazine - Dec23 - Flipbook - Page 85
Step 2
IDENTIFY
your bodily changes related to anxiety and any
frightening thoughts that are adding to the fear
No琀椀ce what is
happening to your
body and the changes
that tell you when
you’re feeling anxious
Try to focus in on the
frightening thoughts
you may be having
that are adding to the
fear. Are your thoughts
helping you or making
things harder?
Remind yourself
that strong bodily
sensa琀椀ons and
frightening thoughts
are normal reac琀椀ons
to stress but they are
not helping you to stay
calm and clearheaded.
Don’t get too cri琀椀cal of
yourself though!
UNHELPFUL PSYCHOLOGICAL ‘TRAPS’
There are a number of common ‘traps’ that people can fall into in response to a
threatening natural disaster. Knowing that these are common reac琀椀ons may help
people to understand and be be琀琀er prepared if they 昀椀nd themselves feeling this way.