JFS Orlando's Weekly Wellness Corner

Are you struggling with "just getting over it"? Whether you were the person who experienced an event or the one who responded to it, the after effect of any traumatic experience can leave you feeling helpless or anxious. It might be trauma. Telltale signs of trauma can be subtle emotional responses or life-threatening, and include flashbacks, avoiding reminders of the event, and anxiety or changes in mood.

Although healing from trauma is a gradual process that doesn't happen overnight, you can try to cope with symptoms by challenging your sense of hopelessness, through volunteering or joining...