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Begin your journey here

Journey to Trauma Recovery is free and was designed by experts in treating trauma survivors to help recent trauma survivors understand common stress reactions from trauma and learn better ways to cope with these reactions.
Every journey starts with a few simple steps. To begin your Journey to Trauma Recovery:

Step 1: Sign up for an account and login

  • Create your own private, free account so you can see your recovery progress and pick up where you left off.

Step 2: Take the Self-Test

  • Find out how you're doing, learn about traumatic stress reactions, and have the site recommend self-help destinations of recovery based on your responses.

Step 3: Begin exploring recommended self-help destinations of recovery

  • Learn 3 effective relaxation exercises to reduce your tension and anxiety.
  • Learn how social support can help, consider who might be a good support person, and find ways to deal with unhelpful people.
  • Learn how to worry less and challenge unhelpful negative self-talk.
  • See how trauma reminders can trigger distressing memories and learn how to better manage your triggers and memories.
  • Find out what kinds of coping can make things worse.
  • Consider talking to a trauma counselor and learn what happens in counseling.

Step 4: Return as often as you like to continue exploring destinations of recovery

  • The site remembers where you've been and takes you back to where you left off.

Step 5: Take weekly Self-Tests to chart your progress

  • Each week complete a Self-Test and the site graphs your stress reactions and your confidence in coping with what's happened.

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This self-help tool is intended for survivors of:

  • Community Violence
  • Motor vehicle accidents
  • Physical assault
  • Sexual assault
  • Combat and other war trauma
  • Industrial accidents
  • Disaster and terrorist attack

If you use this service and find that you are not improving, please seek face-to-face help from a traumatic stress specialist.

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