How you cope with the feelings you will be having both as an accused person,
or as the partner/friend/parent/child of an accused person will be very
personal to you as an individual. All I can offer is some of the strategies
I employ to help me, and hope that you may draw some help from them.
Before I continue, it may be that you have read this site, and decided that
I am not best placed to offer advice. That may be true or not. Whatever the
case may be, I offer it anyway, and had someone been around for me when I
needed support, then maybe I would not find myself in the position I do
today. The following strategies, have worked for me though, and I offer them
up unconditionally.
Find a distraction from your thoughts. That is, find yourself something to
do, take up new interests, hobbies etc.
I understand that some people turn to religion. That is fine. If it works
for you, go for it.
Do not dwell on your predicament. By all means, give it serious
consideration, and prepare yourself mentally for the worst. But do not let
it consume your every waking hour. Concentrate on your strengths. You know
what they are, and how best to use them.
Stay in contact with your family and friends. Even if they reject you,
persevere. They are the very lifeblood of your existence at the moment.
If it is possible, keep working at whatever job it is that you do. If that
is not possible, try to get yourself gainfully employed. Accept all the
extra work that is offered, even if it is something that previously you
would never have done.
Continue to protest your innocence, and hope that the truth will win over
the lies that currently surround you.
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