When recovering from trauma, it's imperative to have a place that feels safe. Your body may be on high alert when you're out and about, so have a place you feel entirely safe. This might be your bedroom, a restaurant, or a parent's or friend's house. The important thing is that you feel safe and not threatened. You may also want to have activities that make you feel safe at your safe place. This might be singing, dancing, talking to someone, or writing in a journal. You don't have to talk about the trauma, but surround yourself with people who love and support you. If you feel like talking, share your feelings with someone, preferably face-to-face. If you don't feel like talking, be around people who make you feel supported and you can talk to if you want to. Lean on people who will listen and care about you. If there are friends who often drain you, take some time away and focus on being with the people who add to your life positively. Some people may try to tell you to "get over it" or otherwise push you to move on before you are ready. While these people usually mean well, or may be trying to deal with their own discomfort over the situation, being around them too much can be detrimental to your recovery. A therapist can help you navigate through healing from a trauma. They can help you make sense of your feelings, develop a safety plan, and create some coping skills to deal with stress. Many therapists use cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) or trauma-focused CBT as a primary treatment method. See a therapist who specializes in treating people with trauma. Find a therapist by calling your insurance provider or by calling your local mental health clinic. You can also obtain a recommendation from a physician or friend. Healing can take time, but therapy can help you understand how to manage it and learn to thrive. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a type of therapy that uses eye movements to reprocess and work through a trauma. It helps to "unfreeze' traumas that may be stuck. It's especially effective in treating trauma and helping survivors move past their experiences. Find an EMDR therapist by looking online. Make sure that they are qualified to administer EMDR therapy. Medication cannot cure your trauma, but may make certain symptoms easier to deal with. Medications are the most effective when taken while you are also going to therapy. You might find it comforting to meet with other people who have also experienced a trauma. Joining a support group can help you feel less alone in experiencing the pain that goes along with a trauma. It can also be a place to give and receive support, ask questions, share your story, and get advice. Find a trauma support group in your local community or join an online group.
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One-sentence summary -- Find a safe place. Spend time with friends and family. See a therapist. Try EMDR. Talk to your primary care physician or a psychiatrist about whether medication could help. Join a support group.

Article: Make sure to use big, medium, and small pieces when choosing the artwork for your gallery wall. The bigger pieces will act as an anchor, bringing the composition together. The smaller pieces will be used to fill in the space around the centerpiece. To balance the composition, you need both vertical and horizontal pieces. Also, in addition to rectangular pieces, try to have square-shaped pieces (and even oval-shaped pieces) of art to create a balanced composition. Don't skip oddly shaped pieces. Oddly shaped pieces can add an interesting element to your composition. Using different mediums will elevate your gallery wall to the next level. Choose from abstract paintings, photography, drawings, oil paintings, prints, and/or collages, to name a few. You can even create a theme by choosing three or four different mediums that complement each other like photography, drawings, and prints, for example. Pick artwork whose colors compliment each other like gold, beige, pink, and red, for example. This will help bring the composition together once it is finished. Keeping your color palette consistent will also make framing your artwork easier. Make sure your frames complement the color palette of your art pieces. Your frames should also be cohesivethey should all fall in the same color range or contrast each other. For example, white, beige, and light pink frames, or contrasting black and white frames.
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Select a variety of sizes. Incorporate various orientations and shapes. Pick different mediums of art. Keep your color palette consistent. Choose the right frames.