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When it comes to traumatising experiences, prevention, where possible, is definitely better than cure.

Knowing how to avoid crime situations like robbery, rape and hijacking is essential, not only in our country, but in most parts of the world.

After doing trauma counselling for many years, it became obvious to me that, the reason why people become victims of crime is because they are vulnerable, and their vulnerability is rooted in a lack of knowledge.

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO AVOID BECOMING A VICTIM OF CRIME?

In association with TBS Services I offer Hijack Prevention, Rape Prevention and Home Safety Programs

As a Stress and Trauma Consultant I have worked with hundreds of people who suffer from elevated levels of stress. We call very high levels of stress that are caused by scary, or traumatising events, DISTRESS. When someone goes into distress, they are having a natural survival response to a real or imagined threat to their safety.
Distress can be caused by many things. Here is a list of common stress inducing experiences based on my work with individual distress sufferers:

Death of a loved one
Financial hardships
Relationship challenges
Crime
Health concerns
Value conflicting decision making
Worst case scenario mental movies
Environmental discomforts

This is by no means a comprehensive list, but those that I encountered most often in my clients.

IMPORTANT: PEOPLE SUFFER DISTRESS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW NOT TO BE IN DISTRESS!!

They say that knowledge is power, and in the case of stress this is very true. People who have learnt how to deal with stressful situations tend to suffer less from long term stress and are more productive. With this in mind I offer a powerful 2-hour interactive audio-visual presentation on stress and maintaining personal control during very challenging situations. A must have for all companies and organisations.