PTSD Coping Strategies

2001 Air Transat survivors sought for trauma study

By CBC News

Passengers who were aboard an Air Transat flight that nearly plunged into the Atlantic in 2001 while flying from Toronto to Lisbon are invited to participate in a study on how they dealt with the trauma. Researchers at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute in Toronto are leading the study in partnership...

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Coping Strategies

As you begin to understand PTSD and seek to alleviate symptoms and journey toward healing, you will encounter a whole spectrum of coping strategies. Many possibilities await. Some require medical expertise such as counselling and pharmaceudical options. Some you can pursue on your own such as exercise, nutrition and journalling. Some may require direction from experts in the field to guide you through yoga, meditation, qigong or tai chi. Spirituality may even be your starting point as you discover and explore your beliefs about yourself and your life.

Listed below is an overview of coping strategies you can explore. Each one is unique and may be suitable for you to pursue now or at some point in the future.