When we are faced with a crisis situation, we each respond in our own particular way. Some of us gather information so we can then take action, others go immediately into overwhelm, some of us rush around making sure everyone else is fine, some of us lash out. Knowing how you respond in a crisis can be the first step toward making decisions and choices in a crisis that minimise your stress, anxiety and/or trauma. See my previous post What’s your crisis response to learn more

Keeping track of how you are feeling can help you identify any patterns, triggers or cycles in your emotional environment. Use a notebook, a file on your computer, a note in your phone (whatever works for you), to jot down your feelings each day. You might start by doing this in the mornings only (perhaps when you first wake up or over breakfast), but it can be useful to track your feelings throughout your day, week, month or year to help you become more aware of how you feel