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Circumstances or Signs That May Lead You to Seek Additional Counseling Support:
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  • Do you have friends, colleagues, or family members at Virginia Tech or in the Blacksburg community?
  • Is this event bringing up recollections of previous loss, trauma, or crisis that you or a loved one have faced?
  • Are your experiencing heightened feelings of anxiety, tension, fear for your safety, insomnia, nightmares, concentration problems, irritability, or rage?
  • Are you crying more than usual in response to sadness?
  • Are you increasing your use of alcohol/drugs in order to cope?
  • Are you wondering what to tell your family about this event or how they will react?

 

If you are experiencing any of these circumstances, just wish to talk to a counselor for additional support, or would like consultation on how to help someone of concern, call Counseling  Center  (312.996.3490) 
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