Self-Resiliency

Rewire Your Brain And Build Self-Resiliency 

1. Check In With Yourself ​

• Throughout the day ask yourself "what do I need right now?"

• Checking in helps you develop self awareness for things such as:

  • Are you having trouble sleeping​?

  • Are you eating more junk food lately?

  • Are you listening to music that makes you feel like garbage?

  • Are you cancelling plans with friends so you don't have to go out?

• Dive in deeper to why things have changed recently, and write them down to keep a record of what's happening. 

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2. Ground Yourself When Feeling Overwhelmed

• Reducing the stimuli around you will help you regain back your control. ​​

• Cut out either​ sight or​ sound. 

  • Pop in some ear plugs and just listen to your own breath for a few minutes.

  • Close your eyes and breathe deep.  Listening to your breath elicits a parasympathetic nervous system response that causes the body to go into rest and digest naturally. 

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3. Call A Friend

• Get in touch with someone you know that might understand your situation, or have the same job role, or someone you know that is easy to talk to.

• If you don't have anyone like this in your life I would suggest talking to a Trauma Specialist as they are proving to be very successful for emergency responders. ​

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4. Get Physical

• When you can't get your mind there, get your body there. Get moving!

• You don't have to go to the gym everyday, but:

  • Go for a walk or run

  • Go to drop-in class or game

• This is going to help get blood moving to the brain which will help boost those happy hormones that you need to get back to normal!

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This is not an overnight process but rather one where you can build momentum, step by step, and work your way back up to feeling like yourself again. 

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