For the last 7 years, I have both a social worker in the mental health field and the field of developmental disabilities. During this time I have worked in numerous group homes, assisted living support in various forms, and I've been in and out of the many mental stations in various hospitals and institutions. I have been working closely with hundreds of people suffering in a wide range of emotional trauma including, but not limited to: bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, anxiety, depression, BDD, agoraphobia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Borderline personality disorder, anorexia and the list goes on.
Coincidentally, I have personally struggled with some of these same issues in my life. Above all, a very difficult 10-year period where I struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic, panic attacks, anxiety and depression. It is only in the last four years that I freed myself from my former master of mental anguish, emotional pain and mental suffering that had imprisoned me for 27 years ago.
There were several factors that contributed to my own healing. If I had to pick the most important, it would have the tremendous support I received from my friends and family. I would not have such a large support available I can no longer live today. I also had survived without such support, I'm pretty sure I would have been a ward of the state, living in the very same group homes or mental institutions, I ended up at work! In fact, every time I a mental ward I for ever, how lucky I was to have so relate great support, because I realize that the unkempt and lifeless man I could see her sitting in the corner have been very easy me .
So what do I mean by support? Well, let me first explain what support does not need to be. Support does not require you to have all the answers to your friend or loved one suffering. Support does not mean that you have to take your friend to the role of the psychiatrist or therapist or a loved one. Rather, the essence of the support in this situation is simple: Keep breathing your friend or loved one! Simply help them to survive.
Typically, most people who need to support a friend or family member is suffering from emotional trauma have absolutely no idea how to relieve this person's pain. This is in order! You do not need a special set of skills to be a tremendous support in this situation. Do not put all the pressure on yourself to heal your loved ones a pain because you can not do well anyway. Do everything in your power, your friend or loved one, the kind of specialized help they need. This special assistance vary according to circumstance. For the suicidal or self-harming individual, it is imperative that you them in a supervised and controlled environment where they can not hurt to get yourself. For the bedridden person who is severely depressed, it is important that you finally get them on the road to recovery through a self-help program, therapy, a visit to the psychiatrist or preferably all three.
The basic overall strategy is a simple one-two combination. First, they find the specialized help they need, and secondly, do what you have to do to help them survive. Step one is simple thanks to this thing we use, when the information available unlimited internet on almost every idea that has ever been designed. Step two is the challenge.
To be an effective support for your loved one, you just have to be sincere and flexible in your efforts. Be what you need to have your loved one. If they want to talk, then lend your ear. If they want to be alone, then let them be alone. It will probably be very frustrating and confusing to figure out how you should be with your loved ones during their time of need relate. So it would probably be helpful to learn by making the specific trauma of your loved one. For example, if a book is depressed then buy your loved one or go on the internet to learn more about the nature of this thing called depression. This will be your ability to provide effective support and understanding you more likely to increase. I must stress that you do not need to be an expert with all the answers. Rather, learning is only a little about your loved one's emotional turmoil probably go a long way in helping you both to cope with the stress that you both undergo during the healing process.
To conclude, let me explain that helps get a friend or loved one through their emotional trauma is not easy. But just because you are not a licensed therapist or psychiatrist, do not think that you are not a major player in helping your loved one overcome their emotional trauma. In fact, you can be the most important player. But do not be overwhelmed. Remember this simple, but not easy, one-two combination. First find your loved ones the professional help they need. Second, keep your loved ones breathing. As long as they have a pulse, they can be cured! In fact, everything is a necessary and appropriate to support a heartbeat! Eight years ago I was at the end of my rope and I almost hung myself with him. But I did not do it because of the incredible support that I received from a select group of friends and family. Thank you to my fans, today I stand before the world as a confident, productive, grateful and perfect man. So please, do not lose hope for your friend or loved one. Never lose hope, because the rewards can be greater than you or they ever imagined. Keep fighting!
Karen (mother), Betsy (therapist), George (uncle), Jesse (Best Friend) and Justin (close friend): This article is dedicated specialized support for my life. There are many others, but these individuals gave me what I really needed. Thank you.
Matt Warchol suffered with a variety of emotional disorders for the first 27 years of his life. For the last 4 years he has been mentally and emotionally free, and he would love to help you discover this freedom. This freedom is available to everyone, both are willing to be honest with and who is open to change....
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