However painful your current thoughts and feelings are, they are all a normal part of the healing process. There are some things that you can do to reduce their impact:

• Seek counselling - counselling will be at your pace. You don't need to disclose any details that you don't want to.
  • students can access Griffith's specialist Personal Violence Counsellors at the Counselling and Wellbeing service,
  • staff can access the Workplace Wellbeing and Counselling Program
  • access a service outside of the university
• Remember you are having normal reactions to an abnormal situation - do not label yourself crazy.
• Understand and accept that you will have good days and not-so-good days - that is normal.
• Periods of strenuous physical exercise, alternated with relaxation, may alleviate some of the physical reactions.
• Keep your life as settled as possible. 
  • create or keep routines with healthy distractions to keep yourself busy.
• Talk to people and spend time with them.
  • you do not need to disclose what you went through but having people you can chat to can help.
• Be wary of numbing the pain with overuse of drugs and alcohol.
  • this can provide short term numbness, but it often amplifies emotions, feelings and reactions, and prolongs healing and recovery
• Drink water and eat nourishing, well balanced meals.
• Carefully consider, and consider delaying, any important decisions or changes.
• Regain control and empower yourself by making as many day-to-day decisions as possible.