The Lifeworks Group, Inc.

Shutdowns are an unexpected crisis anda highly stressful financial event. Sudden unemployment, loss of income, or not having enough medical coverage to pay the copayment is a helpless feeling. It may take months to perhaps even a year for everyone to feel that things are financially and emotionally back to “normal.”   (Which many experts refer to as the “New Normal”) The actual psychological impact of the Shutdown will vary widely between people based on factors like- age, their previous experiences with natural shutdownrecovery and most significantly how much stress they already had in their life before the Shutdown. The more stress someone had in their life prior to the Shutdown, the longer it takes to recover, and with the additional stress of daily life coupled with the rise of unexpected expenses, personal pressure levels can quickly increase. Here are some immediate ways to restore order back into your life after the chaos and confusion that can follow ...

Identifying dangerous Warning Signs and Trauma Symptoms By: Dwight Bain, LMHC A community crisis can terrorize an entire community in just a few minutes, while the recovery process to rebuild from the terrorist attack may take weeks or months to sort through. The more you know about how to survive and rebuild after this crisis, the faster you can take positive action to get your personal and professional life back on track. Since community crisis events like terrorism, shootings at schools, malls or churches, or bombing are unpredictable, it requires a different course of action than the crisis brought on from natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, fires and floods. What can you do right now to cope with the psychological impact of a major community crisis brought on through terrorism? 1. Deal Directly with Your Emotions This will reduce the tension and stress on you, which allows you to have more energy to deal with a difficult situa...