Lessons from a Power Outage

I live in Florida, and today, at around 1:09 PM there was a massive power outage that affected several million people here in the sunshine state. It was a bit surreal. I was in Coral Gables at the time in a tall office building. Phone's stopped working. People came down stairwells from tall office buildings everywhere and stood in parking garages and on sidewalks.

Those around me that were able to get through on cell phones were saying that friends in other counties were also without power and that several nuclear power plants had been shut down....

After the fact, I thought...What can I learn from what I saw people doing this afternoon? What are some things we can do in the face of an uncertain, stressful situation?

1) Stay calm / stay grounded - having coping tools
2) Look for a safe place - knowing what we need to do to stay safe
3) Ask for help, ask questions if you need to - giving, receiving and accepting help
4) Reach out to others that might be going through the same situation - seeking support
5) Communicate with family and friends - communication
6) Listen to those that are well informed / more experienced in the subject - following advice of those trained to help
8) Learn from what works and what doesn't & have a plan in place for next time you go through a similar situation - having a plan

these were the lessons I learned from today's power outage in Florida...I think we can apply these lessons to recovery from EDs...

Are there any of these tips/areas that you need to work on in order to stay or get back on the road to recovery?

peace, hope and love,

Lily