How to Overcome the Trauma of a Shark Attack

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Understand that shark attacks are very hard to forget.

   How upset you are afterwards will depend on how badly injured or scared after the attack you were.
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   Step 2: Think of how grateful you are to survive.

   If you died during your shark attack, that would not have been a good thing.
   
   Your family and friends would probably miss you a lot and it would cause them a lot of pain. , To get your mind off things. , This technique is especially effective if you have nightmares. , Doing so will only make your fear worse. , Understanding the animals better will help you understand why they attacked. , Remember that this takes a while to do, so don't expect it to happen overnight. , Try going to swimming pool or river first to help calm your fear.
   
   When you are comfortable with this, go back to the sea, but don't go very far. , Be sure to do this gradually, though.
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   Step 3: Try to get involved in many activities around your local shop.

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   Step 4: Try sleeping tablets to help yourself sleep.

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   Step 5: Don't sleep with any animals or moving objects that will disturb you and remind you of the attack.

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   Step 6: Go to see sharks in an aquarium.

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   Step 7: Get used to being in the water again.

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   Step 8: Try not to go straight back to the sea.

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   Step 9: Go further out in the sea until you feel safe again.

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