How to Quickly Recover After Bombardments - Tips from a Psychologist.

Ukraine has been experiencing war for more than a year, and many find it difficult to cope with emotions after bombardments. Psychologist Olga Koptieva provides advice on how to quickly recover after stressful situations.

How to Recover After Bombardments

It is important to know how to use simple stress-relief techniques in moments of strong emotions. Simple exercises can help stabilize breathing and regain a sense of control.

Exercise No.1

This exercise helps calm the nervous system and focus on your body. To perform it, place your hand on your stomach and breathe in a way that you can feel the rise and fall of your hand, slowly and consciously for 10 times.

Exercise No.2

This exercise helps ground you and focus on what is happening now. Its execution includes answering the questions: where am I now, what do I see, what am I doing, what am I thinking about. To wrap up, it's worth doing something pleasant, such as enjoying a cup of tea or coffee at a leisurely pace, to return to reality and restore your psyche.

It is also important to know how to communicate properly with military personnel and to consider that war changes the habits of Ukrainians.