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Seven Rules for Adjusting to Injury and Disability   

 

Health | Wounded Soldiers

 

Transitioning back to "normal" life can be hard when you are trying to get used to your injury or disability. These seven tips from AfterDeployment.org can help you find your way.

 
1. Focus on what you still have and what you can still do.   

2. Nurture your sense of humor. Be prepared for stares and insensitive comments.   

3. Set goals for yourself. Take it one day at a time or even one hour at a time.  

4. Seek balance. Don't isolate yourself. Work, rest, and play.   

5. Don't give your power away. Don't let others dictate your mood or actions.  

6. Be assertive.  

7. Never give up. You are a precious, priceless person, placed in this world for a limited time to learn to love yourself and others.   

 

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