http://occupytogether.wikispot.org/Emotional_SupportRecent Changes of the page "Emotional Support" on Occupy Together Field Manual.en-us http://occupytogether.wikispot.org/Emotional_Support2011-10-21 04:24:40 <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Emotional Support<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ Direct action can be stressful and traumatic. Occupy communities need to work hard to practice self-care and peer-support.<br> + <br> + In different cities, various working groups, including Safer Spaces, Medical, Comfort, Education and Outreach have been taking up these issues and trying to cultivate an environment that is non-judgmental and supportive. The stress, police brutality, altered sleeping and eating routines, can all contribute to frayed edges at the occupations. Projects such as [http://occupymentalhealth.wordpress.com/ Occupy Mental Health] are working on and tracking these issues.</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div>