Problem: Article: When recovering from trauma, it’s imperative to have a place that feels safe. Your body may be on high alert when you’re out and about, so have a place you feel entirely safe. This might be your bedroom, a restaurant, or a parent’s or friend’s house. The important thing is that you feel safe and not threatened. You may also want to have activities that make you feel safe at your safe place. This might be singing, dancing, talking to someone, or writing in a journal. You don’t have to talk about the trauma, but surround yourself with people who love and support you. If you feel like talking, share your feelings with someone, preferably face-to-face. If you don’t feel like talking, be around people who make you feel supported and you can talk to if you want to.  Lean on people who will listen and care about you. If there are friends who often drain you, take some time away and focus on being with the people who add to your life positively. Some people may try to tell you to "get over it" or otherwise push you to move on before you are ready. While these people usually mean well, or may be trying to deal with their own discomfort over the situation, being around them too much can be detrimental to your recovery. A therapist can help you navigate through healing from a trauma. They can help you make sense of your feelings, develop a safety plan, and create some coping skills to deal with stress. Many therapists use cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) or trauma-focused CBT as a primary treatment method. See a therapist who specializes in treating people with trauma.  Find a therapist by calling your insurance provider or by calling your local mental health clinic. You can also obtain a recommendation from a physician or friend. Healing can take time, but therapy can help you understand how to manage it and learn to thrive. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a type of therapy that uses eye movements to reprocess and work through a trauma. It helps to “unfreeze’ traumas that may be stuck. It’s especially effective in treating trauma and helping survivors move past their experiences. Find an EMDR therapist by looking online. Make sure that they are qualified to administer EMDR therapy. Medication cannot cure your trauma, but may make certain symptoms easier to deal with. Medications are the most effective when taken while you are also going to therapy. You might find it comforting to meet with other people who have also experienced a trauma. Joining a support group can help you feel less alone in experiencing the pain that goes along with a trauma. It can also be a place to give and receive support, ask questions, share your story, and get advice. Find a trauma support group in your local community or join an online group.
Summary: Find a safe place. Spend time with friends and family. See a therapist. Try EMDR. Talk to your primary care physician or a psychiatrist about whether medication could help. Join a support group.

Problem: Article: Studying for an IQ test can be tough, especially because most are meant to measure your raw intellectual potential. Familiarizing yourself with sample questions and the different sections of the IQ test, however, could help you do your best. Mensa International offers a free "Practice Workout" online. Healthy mindsets go a long way when preparing for a test. If you're feeling nervous in the days leading up to the test, visualize yourself taking the IQ test while calm and well-rested. Picture yourself doing the best you can do and feeling satisfied. Visualization can give you the confidence you need to do your best. Don't just imagine yourself doing well without working for it. Make your imagination a reality by practicing and preparing as best as you can. You will do best on the IQ test if you feel relaxed and trust your mental capabilities. Relieving yourself of unnecessary stress can help you do that. Different people find stress relief in different ways, so discover what works for you before the test. Meditation, breathing techniques, and reframing negative thoughts are all great ways to stay calm.  Avoid drinking caffeine the day of your IQ test, as this can cause agitation. A little stress can be positive, as it's the body's way of telling you to focus. Excessive stress, however, is detrimental and can limit your cognitive functioning. Over-studying right before the exam could exhaust your brain. Preserve your energy the day before. Turn on an entertaining movie or go for a walk to clear your mind. If you have to study, make some flash cards beforehand and practice casually with some healthy snacks. Pulling an all-nighter studying practice tests will most likely lower your testing performance. Get a full night's sleep (7-8 hours) the night before so you can enter the testing location ready to perform well. If you can't sleep from nerves, try a stress-relief technique. What you eat on the day of a test can help you reach mental alertness. Have a protein-rich breakfast: eggs, yogurt, nuts, and raw vegetables are all great choices. Avoid foods made from white flour or refined sugar, which take more energy to digest. Stay hydrated, too. Drink plenty of water before the exam, and bring a water bottle with you to drink before you enter the testing room.
Summary: Take online practice tests to assess your weaknesses. Use positive visualization to imagine yourself doing well on the test. Practice stress-relief techniques. Give yourself a 24-hour break before the test. Rest well the night before your exam. Eat a nutritious breakfast before you leave.

Problem: Article: The chocolate you start with will be the base of your custom molded or flavored final bars. Use high-quality, unwaxed chocolate designed for melting and tempering to get the best results. Look around your local supermarket or specialty cooking store for the best chocolate you can find.  Tempering is a process of raising and lowering the temperature of chocolate to emulsify the cocoa solids with the cocoa butter. Tempering chocolate will give it a shinier and all around better final appearance, as well as preventing white marks from “blooming” on the chocolate.  The best type of chocolate for tempering comes in the form of “fèves”, which are pre-tempered disks of chocolate. These will be easiest to temper and should be available from specialty stores or online. If you don’t want to temper your chocolate, simply melt it over a low heat or in a microwave. Fill a small pot with around 1 inch (2.5 cm) of cold water and put it over a low heat. Wait for the water to come to a simmer, but make sure the heat isn’t too high that it could start to boil. Getting the chocolate to the right temperature is a key part of tempering it. Check the temperature of the chocolate until it reaches the level needed for the type of chocolate you are using. Here are a few guidelines for different types of chocolate:  Dark chocolate will need to reach a temperature around 55 °C (131 °F). Milk chocolate and white chocolate are more sensitive, so they only need to reach 45 °C (113 °F). Once the melted chocolate has reached the right temperature, remove it from the top of the pot. Begin lowering the temperature of the melted chocolate by adding small amounts of the remaining, chilled chocolate. Stir constantly with a thermometer as you do this until it reaches the right temperature:  Dark chocolate needs to be lowered to a temperature of 28 °C (82 °F).  Milk and white chocolate need to be lowered to a temperature of 27 °C (81 °F). Carefully transfer your tray of chocolate to the fridge, making sure not to spill any as you shift it. Leave it to chill for around 5 minutes or until the bars firm up. If you’re using untempered chocolate, it may take longer for the bars to set up. Tempered chocolate can be kept at around room temperature without melting for around a month. If you live in a warmer climate, it might be better to keep your bars in the fridge until you’re ready to eat them. Untempered chocolate bars will need to be stored in the refrigerator in order to prevent them from melting.
Summary:
Choose an unwaxed chocolate designed for melting. Bring a pot of water to a simmer. Check the temperature of the chocolate as it melts. Remove the bowl from the heat to seed your chocolate. Refrigerate the chocolate until it is set. Store the bars in a cool, dry place for up to a month.