Reacting together helps reduce stress of trial verdict

Waiting for a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial can cause anxiety, trauma and can be triggering for people of color, specifically the Black community.

THIS TRIAL HAS BEEN ALONG PROCESS - ANDWE'LL LIKELY WAIT A BITLONGER FOR A VERDICT.THAT CAN CAUSE STRESSFOR ANXIETY AS MANY -INCLUDING COMMUNITIESOF COLOR - WAIT FORJUSTICE.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER SARAH PLAKESPOKE WITH EXPERTS ONHOW TO COPE.Waiting for a verdict in theDerek Chauvin trial can causeanxiety, trauma and can betriggering for people of color,specifically the blackcommunity."Theres a lot of fear becausedeep down the minoritycommunity feel like DerekChauvin may get off and thatwould be devastating, not justbecause it's George Floyd butjust because of the longhistory of brutality in ourcommunity."Activists, organziations, andpastors, like Emanuel CleaverIII, have been out rallying,protesting, and calling forchange since last year..

It canbe exhausting.Emanuel Cleaver III"There's so much investedthat we feel like we're apart ofit.

The Floyd family wantsjustice but really it's justiceforall of us."Niwa Babayemi, doctoralcandidate in the counselingpsychology program at KU,says each person should beaware of how muchpsychologial stress they canmanage.

Taking a break is thefirst place he'd start."It can be really difficult toavoid, it's really importantthatwe take time to heal, take timeto process, which can meanpurposely avoiding looking atsomething or readingsomething.

We're still keepingabreast of what's happeningbut we are managing what wetake in just so we can takecare of ourselves."And next - try not to keep itallin - you don't have to gothrough this by yourself."I would say to find acommunity you can trust to beable to process further.

By thisI mean being able to talkabout things, express rawunfiltered emotion different.There's a different level ofexpression you can have withthose that are like minded,those within your community.""Zoom is a helpful thing,getting on call lines so yes itdoes help because we'reactually able to haveconversation with oneanother, encourage oneanother, pray with and for oneanother so it's definitelyneeded during times like this."Sarah Plake 41 Action News.BABAYEMI SUGGESTSTWO MORE TECHNIQUES.FIRST - REMEMBER APLACE OR A POINT IN TIMEWHERE YOU FELT TRULYHAPPY ..

AND TRANSPORTYOURSELF TO THATMOMENT WHENEVER YOUFEEL OVERWHELMED.HE ALSO SUGGESTSINTENTIONAL BREATHING.LONG BREATHS IN ANDOUT UNTIL YOU FEEL YOUARE IN CONTROL AGAIN.HE ADDS - FINDING ATHERAPIST OF COLOR ORSOMEONE WHO ISUNDERSTANDING