Traumatic Events
Traumatic events can significantly impair the way you engage with your studies. Responses to traumatice events can include difficulty concentrating, confused or distracted thoughts, memory difficulties, feelings of helplessness or hopelessness, etc.
What are traumatic events?
Traumatic events are any extreme or abnormal circumstances that could cause a traumatic reaction. Examples of traumatic events include events such as disasters, wars and death (actual or threatened) but can also include:
- car accidents
- assaults of any kind - physical, sexual or psychological
- serious illness in your family or yourself
- being threatened with harm
- being witness to an event that caused someone harm
- having had a "near miss" or being almost involved in any of these type of events
- being exposed to any of the above through the media or through the accounts of others
- being reminded of any traumatic personal experiences as a result of exposure to any of the above situations.
I am having difficulty dealing with a traumatic event
We all have our own ways of coping with traumatic events. However, some coping strategies are more helpful than others. The Counselling Service has some useful tips.
Contacts: Traumatic Events
| Counselling Service | 0114 22 24134 | UCS@sheffield.ac.uk |
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