Psychotherapist Emmy Brunner provides advice on how to look after your mental health if you can't afford or access counselling, including how to deal with unresolved trauma.

Mental health support: how to manage trauma without counselling

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Identify where you might be being held back in your life 

Re-evaluate how you make decisions     

Educate yourself about the impact of trauma 

One of the mistakes that happen in the therapy room is that people will quite prematurely start to unpack very painful material and they’re not really after the resources to cope and to manage it

Realise that you don’t have to unpack everything to heal 

Make an effort to be kinder to yourself 

We so often fall into the trap of trying to get family members to agree with our perspective on things or to validate our trauma

Be picky about who you share your feelings with

Recognise how empowering taking responsibility for yourself can be 

5 things you can do this week to start looking after your own mental health

Emmy Brunner, psychotherapist

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