Excessive denial, or refusal to accept your feelings may delay the recovery process. Seek out other peoples practical and emotional support. Talk about your feelings to others who will understand, particularly those who have had a similar experience. Going over the event and confronting the reality bit by bit rather than avoiding any reminders will help you to come to terms with the experience. As you allow the trauma more into your mind you may find you need to think about it and to talk about it.
Talk is the most healing medicine.
It is best not to bottle up your feelings but to express them. Following a trauma, we are more vulnerable to accidents and physical illness. It is important to look after yourself and be more careful than usual, for example when driving. It is worth noting that you may feel unmotivated and apathetic, if so try to push yourself to do some of the things on the list below. They will help to re-motivate you and assist the recovery process.