“Waking up there is a numbness, a coldness that you never knew that had existed in you. I guess that's why things… — Anonymous1234 Copy Share Image
Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the… — Jessica Stern Copy Share Image
“All her memories have a fragile nature to them. She needed it to be that way to fool herself and everyone else… — Chloe Gong Copy Share Image
“Everyone around me was allowed, permitted to fall apart; yet I had to think twice. I couldn't bear to take another dip… — M.B. Dallocchio Copy Share Image
At Lackland Air Force Base, they make an effort to retrain military dogs that suffer from PTSD. It's a lengthy, long process.… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
“Something I'm not ready to name works itself under the grip of Charlies death and loosens it, and keeps the nightmare at… — Trish Doller Copy Share Image
“When we feel weak, we drop our heads on the shoulders of others. Don't get mad when someone does that. Be honored.… — Lori Goodwin Copy Share Image
“When we deployed, in our heads, the towel we left hanging next to the shower to dry, would still be hanging there… — Adam Fenner Copy Share Image
“On the 30th of April 1975, American helicopters flew out of Saigon in an ignominious retreat as the tanks of the People’s… — Michael G. Kramer Copy Share Image
“I also fear an attack directly upon us which shall be considerably aided by the French colonists! I therefore support your plan… — Michael G. Kramer Copy Share Image
“What's different about you? Why does it make you a pussy if you get help, but not the rest of the team?… — Pamela Clare Copy Share Image
“TRAUMA STEALS YOUR VOICE People get so tired of asking you what's wrong and you've run out of nothings to tell them.… — nikitta gill Copy Share Image
I'm not a doctor, nor am I a member of the military. What I am is an appreciative, concerned American citizen, who… — Ken Wahl Copy Share Image
“Throughout the journey West, I had a raging fever. In a mere two days, we drove 1,925 miles from Connecticut to Colorado… — L.M. Browning Copy Share Image
“The inability to get something out of your head is a signal that shouts, “Don’t forget to deal with this!” As long… — Christina Enevoldsen Copy Share Image
“One of the main problems for anyone working in health care, social work or addiction treatment is the struggle to hold on… — Linde Zingaro Copy Share Image
“The character of the disillusioned warrior soothed by the simplicity and silence of nature is an archetype of this war-driven, industrialized era.… — L.M. Browning Copy Share Image
“Secondary structural dissociation involves one ANP and more than one EP. Examples of secondary structural dissociation are complex PTSD, complex forms of… — Elizabeth F. Howell Copy Share Image
“Their lips met in a slow, languid kiss. Salt from her tears mixed with her natural sweetness. She wrapped her arms around… — J. Rose Black Copy Share Image
“A refusal on the part of psychiatrists and therapists to validate the horrors of their patients' tortured past implies a refusal to… — Felicity De Zulueta Copy Share Image
“Part of the problem was that I couldn't seem to get past the fact that I hadn't tried to escape from Kas.… — Sophie Hayes Copy Share Image
“During the worst of it, onlookers who have learned my story often comment to me that, “All the hardships you suffered were… — L.M. Browning Copy Share Image
“He's tried to explain this a couple of times to a few of his buddies after about five beers. Like listen, listen.… — Spitandvinegar Copy Share Image
“People with Complex PTSD suffer from more severe and frequent dissociation symptoms, as well as memory and attention problems, than those with… — Suzette Boon Copy Share Image
“In war, the damage you inflict on the enemy might be immediately apparent. The damage you inflict on yourself in doing so… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
I had experience with PTSD myself; probably that's why I felt so close to the soldiers and the testimony. Also, because I… — Alice Winocour Copy Share Image
In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic… — Jan Karon Copy Share Image
“On the 30th of April 1975, American helicopters flew out of Saigon in an ignominious retreat as the tanks of the People’s… — Michael G. Kramer Copy Share Image
“We don't go back to wallow, we go back to undo the lies that are back there that are holding its captive… — Darlene Ouimet Copy Share Image
“IT TOOK a conscious effort for Tallow to keep his hand off his gun as he walked up the apartment building’s stairs.… — Warren Ellis Copy Share Image
“If only I could tell someone. The humiliation I go through when I think of my past can only be described as… — Franz Wright Copy Share Image
“Alone with thoughts of what should have long been forgotten, I let myself be carried away into the silent screams of delirium.” — Amanda Steele Copy Share Image
“Why are many police officers corrupt? For some of them, it is coming from the long-term side effects of their risky and… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Here, from her ashes you lay. A broken girl so lost in despondency that you know that even if she does find… — Amanda Steele Copy Share Image
“And I knew then that there would be no telling me what he saw. I understand somehow that certain images, certain sounds,… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
“I’ll give you one chance to run, but may your shoulder always whisper in your ear… “It’s best to watch out for… — Ryan Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Yes, she fears the cuffs, the cross and the whip, but she will get past this. Such problems, even with time, do… — Nikki Sex Copy Share Image
“It is this honest connection behveen two human beings that, in the end, makes what we endured together understandable and meaningful.” — Lynn I. Wilson Copy Share Image
I am also deeply concerned with the widespread, often undiagnosed, incidents of PTSD and the alarming suicide rates amongst our returning soldiers. — Barbara Lee Copy Share Image
“In situations of captivity the perpetrator becomes the most powerful person in the life of the victim, and the psychology of the… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
![“Part of the problem was that I couldn't seem to get past the fact that I hadn't tried to escape from Kas. Even in France, when he'd left me on my own for several days, I'd carried on working [as a prostitute] and doing all the things he'd told me to d. And although I knew that it was because of…” quote by Sophie Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b16/sophie-hayes-58674_abuse_part-of-the-problem-was-that-i-couldn-t_1315864.jpg)
