Abuse Quote by A.C. Grayling

“Trauma is a unique phenomenon all on its own, as if it is an entity in and of itself.”

— Paul Levy

“...there is no better time to examine and understand one’s selfhood than when it is dissected and hurtling through darkness.”

— Robert Jackson Bennett

“While trauma keeps us dumbfounded, the path out of it is paved with words, carefully assembled, piece by piece, until the whole story can…

— Bessel A. van der Kolk

“Sometimes natural and self-inflicted atonement is more severe than that of mankind’s devising.”

— Mary Lindsey

“But trauma is all pervasive. It does not go away. It continues to reassert itself as life unfolds.”

— M.D Mark Epstein

“Trauma is any terrifying event that instantly changes the world as we know it, leaving us helpless and emotionally overwhelmed.”

— Sue Johnson

“Understanding that trauma is personal is crucial. It's not the size of the incident that determines its effect on you. It's how you received/perceived…

— Danielle Bernock

“Trauma. It doesn't eke itself out over time. It doesn't split itself manageably into bite-sized chunks and distribute itself equally throughout your life. Trauma…

— Holly Bourne

“Our wounds are the only thing humbling enough to break our attachment to our false self.”

— Richard Rohr

“Until they feel what we feel, they will never fully understand the own hell they caused.”

— Shannon A. Thompson

“he explains that tragedy’s most cruel lesson is not that human beings are flawed, or that fate can be unkind, but that no one…

— Jean Hegland

“We go through so much trauma in this world. At least we get to die.”

— Mitta Xinindlu