Public health expert, doctor, candidate of medical sciences Otto Stoyka in a comment to\u00a0\u00a0gave advice to people who are relatively safe in Ukraine or abroad, but can not sleep properly due to psycho-emotional stress ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KYIV.\u00a0UkraineGate , 5 , April , 2022 | War News .\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Quote<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “There are two important factors here. It affects them if friends and relatives remain in the “hot” spots. They are beginning to worry a lot about them. Consciously or subconsciously, they blame themselves for being safe, and for their relatives and compatriots in general. This is called the survivor syndrome. A friend died and I survived. Such an attitude towards myself that I am not worthy of it, “Stoyka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another factor in the deterioration of sleep for people who are fleeing the war and abroad is stress due to being in another culture, ignorance of the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “It can be stressful. All this increases a person’s stress, and he will feel worse mentally, and sleep may be disturbed, “said Stoyka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to him, in order to reduce the effects of stress and improve sleep, you should try, if possible, to feel like a tourist, not a refugee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTrying to switch and use the opportunity to study someone else’s culture, to go on excursions. In addition, you need to develop the concept of gratitude at different levels. For example, if you are in Hungary and you do not like the government’s policy towards Ukraine in a global sense, it is worth considering the situation from another angle. You can be grateful that you and other Ukrainians were sheltered. Trying to perceive culture, learn language, it switches, “said Stoyka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stoyka also gave recommendations on how to restore sleep to people who are relatively safe in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Try to do something useful where you are, try to restore your working condition and do something at work. It helps a lot to be physically active. When a person is physically tired, he has less stress and a greater opportunity to fully relax, especially if there is an opportunity to be outdoors. If the feeling is that a person can not sleep, you need to consult a psychologist, psychiatrist, “- advised Stoyka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Addition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Psychologist Anna Popova told<\/a> how to reduce the likelihood of developing post-traumatic stress disorder after the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, the psychologist\u00a0gave advice<\/a>\u00a0on how to explain to children the hostilities in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n