You may be worried about friends and family in Afghanistan

You may be worried about friends and family in Afghanistan and don’t know what to do. Pictures and news of the current situation in Afghanistan are disturbing and can be triggering or bring flashbacks. We share your concern for the situation and your worries for the people in Afghanistan. If you yourself feel anxious or triggered by the situation and have trouble functioning, we offer this information on how to cope. Stabilization techniques and grounding exercises are some tools to calm yourself. It may be helpful to know a little bit about trauma and what type of mental and physical reactions that are common if you have experiencing trauma or extreme stressors, both for people experiencing trauma and for friends and relatives.

Key wordsarmed conflict / forced migration / trauma healing / traumatisation

CountriesAfghanistan / Global