--- title: "2 Car accident Quotes By Peter A. Levine" description: "2 Car accident quotes by Peter A. Levine. Plus more from Peter A. Levine and more Car accident sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/peter-a-levine-11668_anger_as-i-feel-less-overwhelmed-my-fear-softe_981127.png" --- > [“As I feel less overwhelmed, my fear softens and begins to subside. I feel a flicker of hope, then a rolling wave of fiery rage. My body continues to shake and tremble. It is alternately icy cold and feverishly hot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/as-i-feel-less-overwhelmed-my-fear-softens-and-begins-to-subside-i/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/peter-a-levine-11668_anger_as-i-feel-less-overwhelmed-my-fear-softe_981127.png) > [“The door suddenly jerks open. A wide-eyed teenager bursts out. She stares at me in dazed horror. In a strange way, I both know and don’t know what has just happened. As the fragments begin to converge, they convey a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/the-door-suddenly-jerks-open-a-wide-eyed-teenager-bursts-out-she/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf0/peter-a-levine-11668_car-accident_the-door-suddenly-jerks-open-a-wide-eyed_2762184.png) ## More by Peter A. Levine > [The second noble truth states that we must discover why we are suffering. We must cultivate the courage to look deeply, with clarity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/the-second-noble-truth-states-that-we-must-discover-why-we-are/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [If you bring forth that which is within you, Then that which is within you Will be your salvation. If you do not bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/if-you-bring-forth-that-which-is-within-you-then-that-which-is-within/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [“The third noble truth holds that suffering can be transformed and healed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/the-third-noble-truth-holds-that-suffering-can-be-transformed-and/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [Now, what happens whenever there's a loud sound is that it startles us, right? And we arrest what we're doing, and we try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/now-what-happens-whenever-there-s-a-loud-sound-is-that-it-startles-us/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/the-paradox-of-trauma-is-that-it-has-both-the-power-to-destroy-and/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [I have come to the conclusion that human beings are born with an innate capacity to triumph over trauma. I believe not only that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/i-have-come-to-the-conclusion-that-human-beings-are-born-with-an/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [“...who have been traumatized, this can be a monumental leap of faith, but we can recover from trauma; indeed, my experience assisting others to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/who-have-been-traumatized-this-can-be-a-monumental-leap-of-faith-but/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [“For this reason, I sincerely believe that just about everyone can benefit from doing the Twelve-Phase Healing Trauma Program that you’ll find in this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/for-this-reason-i-sincerely-believe-that-just-about-everyone-can/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [The effects of unresolved trauma can be devastating. It can affect our habits and outlook on life, leading to addictions and poor decision-making. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/the-effects-of-unresolved-trauma-can-be-devastating-it-can-affect-our/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [While studying the effects of accumulated stress on the nervous system, I began to suspect that most organisms have an innate capacity to rebound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/while-studying-the-effects-of-accumulated-stress-on-the-nervous/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [“He then made the connection between Jim’s death and the compulsion he felt to commit the robberies. Once he became aware of his feelings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/he-then-made-the-connection-between-jim-s-death-and-the-compulsion-he/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [“Feelings of helplessness, immobility, and freezing. If hyperarousal is the nervous system’s accelerator, a sense of overwhelming helplessness is its brake. The helplessness that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/feelings-of-helplessness-immobility-and-freezing-if-hyperarousal-is/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [In top-down processing, which is normally what we do in psychotherapy, we talk about our problems, our symptoms, or our relationships. And then the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/in-top-down-processing-which-is-normally-what-we-do-in-psychotherapy/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [“One of the paradoxical and transformative aspects of implicit traumatic memory is that once it is accessed in a resourced way (through the felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/one-of-the-paradoxical-and-transformative-aspects-of-implicit/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) > [“Highly traumatized and chronically neglected or abused individuals are dominated by the immobilization/shutdown system. On the other hand, acutely traumatized people (often by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-a-levine/highly-traumatized-and-chronically-neglected-or-abused-individuals/) [Peter A. Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-a-levine/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car-accident/peter-a-levine/#itemlist", "name": "2 Car accident Quotes By Peter A. Levine", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“As I feel less overwhelmed, my fear softens and begins to subside. I feel a flicker of hope, then a rolling wave of fiery rage. My body continues to shake and tremble. It is alternately icy cold and feverishly hot. 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