Acknowledge: Acknowledge that change is happening and how it is affecting you and those around you., You don’t need to completely accept the change at first, but you need to accept that it exists., Doing this will help start you on the road to accepting the change., Care: Care about yourself and those around you. Seek help if you need it., Change can cause a great deal of distress, so you need to be prepared to handle it., Prioritize your physical, emotional, and mental health., Control: How much control do you have? If none, what can you focus on instead?, Make what plans you can in the areas where you have some autonomy., Create new structures, checklists, rules – anything to provide you with a new foundation., Expectations: You need to set new expectations that take into account the new reality. The sooner you do this the better., Change can make it difficult to predict the future. Focus on what aspects you can be certain of., Find some middle ground between the worst case scenario and an ideal outcome., Present: Try to stay focused on the present. Don’t dwell on the past or worry about the future., Change often makes the past and future less relevant or even painful., Neither the past nor the future are particularly good places to focus on during change., Trust: You need to have trust that things will work out in the end or you will be able to adapt., Be open to whatever happens. Try to be curious rather than concerned., Gain confidence by finding out about the change and why it is happening., Have faith that you will learn and grow from the experience.,

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