>> I hope one of the reasons that Alexa hugs him is that she knows he's trying to help her. (I also hope one of the reasons is that she just loves him.) <<
Both of those are applicable here. They're trying to help, and they adore each other.
>> This is probably the healthiest picture of a family coping with trauma and loss that I've ever seen. <<
Yay! I'm happy to hear that.
>> There's a lot broken here--and given what's happened, it should be--but from what we're seeing, there are a whole lot of things that are working the way they're supposed to. <<
Sooth. You don't walk away from a wreck like that without taking some damage, but if you have people who care about you, then you can at least make sure it doesn't get worse.
>> (A wound may heal in ways that mean that part of the body will never work the same way again, but you can avoid having it get infected in the meantime, if you're lucky and you take care of yourself.) <<
Yes, exactly. You can minimize the damage. I wish that psychological first aid was taught as widely as physical first aid though.
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dancing_serpent
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Date: 2014-06-12 06:01 pm (UTC)Both of those are applicable here. They're trying to help, and they adore each other.
>> This is probably the healthiest picture of a family coping with trauma and loss that I've ever seen. <<
Yay! I'm happy to hear that.
>> There's a lot broken here--and given what's happened, it should be--but from what we're seeing, there are a whole lot of things that are working the way they're supposed to. <<
Sooth. You don't walk away from a wreck like that without taking some damage, but if you have people who care about you, then you can at least make sure it doesn't get worse.
>> (A wound may heal in ways that mean that part of the body will never work the same way again, but you can avoid having it get infected in the meantime, if you're lucky and you take care of yourself.) <<
Yes, exactly. You can minimize the damage. I wish that psychological first aid was taught as widely as physical first aid though.