“They feel guilty for having survived so they pretend the bad things never happened Exodus (1960) screenplay” — Dalton Trumbo Copy Share Image
“It's like that sometimes for people who have had traumatic experiences in their past life. It's hard to move on, to belong,… — Amanda Gray Copy Share Image
“ You’re in shock. You can’t afford to be in shock. Two parts of himself were having a conversation. You were probably… — Jack Grimwood Copy Share Image
Symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggression, alcohol or drug use, are responses to physical and emotional pain that has its roots in traumatic… — Jed Diamond Copy Share Image
“Was this how trauma worked? she wondered. Those closest to it remained dumbfounded by the fact that those who weren't present could… — Kevin Wilson Copy Share Image
“I must stop remembering... The more I remember, the greater my agony. These thoughts stuttered in my mind... I must be more… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“Coming to terms with incest is not easy. Learning to be a survivor, not a victim, gives new meaning to life” — Lynette Gould Copy Share Image
Growing up in a violent home is a terrifying and traumatic experience that can affect every aspect of a child's life, growth,… — Lucille Roybal-Allard Copy Share Image
“But on Kwajalein, the guards sought to deprive them of something that had sustained them even as all else had been lost:… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“I want to remember my past To see before my eyes The image of my parents The house in which I grew… — Itta Benhaiem-Keller Copy Share Image
“Acceding to researchers in the field of epigenetics, traumatic experiences produce fearful memories that are passed to future generations. A study carried… — Frank Schaeffer Copy Share Image
When I grew up in Ireland in the seventies there was no such thing as therapy...I mean we didn't even have cappuccinos… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
I don’t care what people think…I learned a long time ago…I was 19 and had a very traumatic experience….and I learned that… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
I say that our system of tests and grades, as it now exists, is one source of the low yield of great… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
“Traumatic events challenge an individual's view of the world as a just, safe and predictable place. Traumas that are caused by human… — American Psychological Association Copy Share Image
“The power we discover inside ourselves as we survive a life-threatening experience can be utilized equally well outside of crisis, too. I… — Michele Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Psychological trauma is an affliction of the powerless. At the moment of trauma, the victim is rendered helpless by overwhelming force. When… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“In this climate of profoundly disrupted relationships the child faces a formidable developmental task. She must find a way to form primary… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“The damage and invisible scars of emotional abuse are very difficult to heal, because memories are imprinted on our minds and hearts and it… — Dee Brown Copy Share Image
“Traumatic events, by definition, overwhelm our ability to cope. When the mind becomes flooded with emotion, a circuit breaker is thrown that… — Susan Pease Banitt Copy Share Image
“Dr. Peter Levine, who has worked with trauma survivors for twenty-five years, says the single most important factor he has learned in… — Marilyn Van M. Derbur Copy Share Image
“Hundreds of men crowded the yard, and not a one among them was whole. They covered the ground thick as maggots on… — Edison McDaniels Copy Share Image
“Traumatic events destroy the sustaining bonds between individual and community. Those who have survived learn that their sense of self, of worth,… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to:… — David L. Calof Copy Share Image
“Several research studies have demonstrated that one-third to one-half of all Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era have PTSD, borne… — Joel Brinkley Copy Share Image
“It was only high school after all, definitely one of the most bizarre periods in a person’s life. How anyone can come… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Who made the law that men should die in meadows? Who spake the word that blood should splash in lanes? Who gave… — Michael Tappenden Copy Share Image
“When experiences or emotions become too overwhlming, the mind clevely encapsulates the material and stores it for safe-keeping. Many people respond this… — Deborah Bray Haddock Copy Share Image
The results of any traumatic experience, such as abuse, can only be resolved by experiencing, articulating, and judging every facet of the… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
“...a freeze response (dissociation, collapse, numbing, paralysis, deadness) during the incident that threatened your life or limb. Sometimes it's difficult for people… — Babette Rothschild Copy Share Image
When you're surrounded by friends and exes, there's a whole lot of stuff that starts crawling out. But however serious and traumatic… — Steven Moffat Copy Share Image
“I warned myself against the danger of compassion in this case. How easy it would be to imagine the traumas of childhood… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Unless you've also had some experience dragging around a boat trailer, [topping off the gas tank] may not sound important. But trailer… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
“traumatic experiences do leave traces, whether on a large scale (on our histories and cultures) or close to home, on our families,… — Bessel A. van der Kolk Copy Share Image
It's kind of a mystery to me, as far as my own life experiences and what I've witnessed - why some people… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Seems there are a lot of things I could have and should have done. I never imagined Id be the dumb dude… — Nate Copy Share Image
“To take such a complex creature, on who was meant for God and is destroyed by sin, and attempt to understand how… — Diane Langberg Copy Share Image
Americans did not acquire their fear neurosis as the result of a traumatic experience - war devasting their country, pestilence sweeping the… — Martha Gellhorn Copy Share Image
“She's terrified that all these sensations and images are coming out of her — but I think she's even more terrified to… — David L. Calof Copy Share Image
“There are two types of memory frequently experienced by individuals who have had overwhelming trauma that has been suppressed psychologically or chemically.… — Cheryl Hersha Copy Share Image
![“Unless you've also had some experience dragging around a boat trailer, [topping off the gas tank] may not sound important. But trailer driver's know: a gas stop can be a traumatic experience. You need enough clearance on every possible side. You can't cut the turn too sharp or you'll clip the gas…” quote by Brad Alan Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0c7/brad-alan-lewis-16353_boat_unless-you-ve-also-had-some-experience-d_153493.jpg)
