“While reliving trauma is dramatic, frightening, and potentially self-destructive, over time a lack of presence can be even more damaging. This is a particular problem with traumatized children. The acting-out kids tend to get attention; the blanked-out ones don’t bother… — Bessel Van Der Kolk Copy Share Image
“While reliving trauma is dramatic, frightening, and potentially self-destructive, over time a lack of presence can be even more damaging. This is a particular… — Bessel Van Der Kolk Copy Share Image
The single most important issue for traumatized people is to find a sense of safety in their own bodies, — Bessel van der Kolk Copy Share Image
The parent-child connection is the most powerful mental health intervention known to mankind. — Bessel van der Kolk Copy Share Image
Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their bodies are constantly bombarded… — Bessel van der Kolk Copy Share Image
People have a range of capacities to deal with overwhelming experience. Some people, some kids particularly, are able to disappear into a fantasy world,… — Bessel van der Kolk Copy Share Image
You can't see the glory of life if you haven't seen the dark side of life. — Bessel van der Kolk Copy Share Image
Trauma really does confront you with the best and the worst. You see the horrendous things that people do to each other, but you… — Bessel van der Kolk Copy Share Image
