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- Don’t bottle up feelings
- Do express your emotions
- Don’t avoid talking about what happened
- Do take every opportunity to review the experience
- Don’t expect the memories to go away- the feelings will stay with you for a long time to come
- Do take time out to sleep, rest, think and be with your close family and friends
- Do express your needs clearly and honestly to family, friends and officials
- Do try to keep your life as normal as possible after the acute grief
- Do remember accidents are more common after severe stress so take extra care
- Don’t forget that children experience similar emotions, so let children talk about their emotions and express themselves in games and drawings
- Do send your children back to school. Let them keep up with their activities and make sure their teacher knows what has happened.