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The term
survivors describes individuals who
have survived a traumatic experience,
loss, or a dramatic change of life.
It also describes those who have special
ties with the person victimized, not
only by the loss within itself, but
also the horrific circumstances regarding
such events.
Understanding
a situation ,allows for a more peaceful
calming from knowing what is going on,
or what to expect, rather than continuing
to fear the unknown. Knowledge provides
a way to overcome that fear and begin
healing from the loss or the significant
change. Knowledge also returns a sense
of control over what may seem like a
random occurrence.
By being
able to assume control one is more quickly
able to accept the life change and be
equipped to move on. During the
grieving process, that occurs after
a traumatic event, an individual may
experience a time in which they may
be "cocooned" off from the rest of the
world. Similar to the caterpillar, which
must be cocooned before transforming
into a butterfly, we
too must continue to live through a
transformation period after experiencing
a loss. It is our hope that by finding
help and the resources that can assist
with coping with the crisis ,such individuals
will be able to emerge from their dark
phase, incorporate the change and transformed
into a different person. Thus is the
meaning of the butterfly.
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