Sri Lanka: Psychosocial Support

From the Blog of the Psychosocial Support Program, Sri Lanka



Psychosocial Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster: What You Can Do Right Now to Support Wellbeing



People in areas affected by tsunamis may be experiencing many different emotional and physical responses at this time. Some of these responses include confusion, fear, hopelessness, sleeplessness, crying, difficulty in eating, headaches, body aches, anxiety, and anger. They may be feeling helpless; some may be in a state of shock; others may be aggressive, mistrustful, feeling betrayed, despairing, feeling relieved or guilty that they are alive, sad that many others have died, and ashamed of how they might have reacted or behaved during the critical incidents. There may be some experiencing a sense of outrage, shaken religious faith, loss of confidence in themselves or others, or sense of having betrayed or been betrayed by others they trusted.



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From the Blog of the Psychosocial Support Program, Sri Lanka