“The beautiful stranger cuddled Cindy, and she rocked the chair slightly as she spoke softly to her. “Suicide is a problem, not… — Shafter Bailey Copy Share Image
“Emotional abuse can leave a victim feeling like a shell of a person, separated from the true essence of who they naturally… — Lorraine Nilon Copy Share Image
But really, what else are you going to talk about in line at the liquor store? Childhood trauma seems like the natural… — Jenny Lawson Copy Share Image
“Soul Abuse is the destruction of a victim's awareness of the strength within their soul. It stems from the abuser's intention to… — Lorraine Nilon Copy Share Image
People who have had severe childhood traumas lack the ability to regulate emotions and, as a result, gravitate toward whatever primitive means… — Drew Pinsky Copy Share Image
It's hard to talk about childhood trauma. It's hard to talk about depression. It's hard to talk about anxiety. And we thought… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
“I wonder how much- or how little- they remember. I am somehow convinced that they don't remember any of it, because they… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“SCREW CHILDREN! That's the mantra of the world. Instead of burying them with a national debt, shoving them in shitty schools, drugging… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
“A four-year-old has so little past, and he remembers almost none of it, neither the father he once had nor the house… — Larry Watson Copy Share Image
I truly believe that the most painful situations can be overcome. Early childhood traumas, broken hearts, being bullied…the list is endless. It's… — Rosa-Lee Beckwith-Powell Copy Share Image
“The thing is, if you're an ugly goon when you're 15, you're an ugly goon for the rest of your life —… — David Handler Copy Share Image
“when traumatic events are of human design, those who bear witness are caught in the conflict between victim and perpetrator. All the… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“You do not get to pick and choose the parts of me that you love as if you're picking petals from a… — Alisha Christensen Copy Share Image
“Dissociation (being split-off from one’s deepest truth) mimics enlightenment – but it isn’t enlightenment. People who are dissociated live in great peace.… — Daniel Mackler Copy Share Image
“I need to ask, are you afraid of spiders?" Nicholas blinked, suddenly caught off guard, "Yes, I'm afraid of spiders." "Were you… — Stephen M. Irwin Copy Share Image
“The hardcore drug addicts that I treat, are, without exception, people who have had extraordinarily difficult lives. The commonality is childhood abuse.… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“My best advice about writer’s block is: the reason you’re having a hard time writing is because of a conflict between the… — Dan Harmon Copy Share Image
“ACEs are traumatic childhood events, and their consequences reach far into adulthood. The trauma need not be physical. The following events or… — J.D. Vance Copy Share Image
“Words speak, "A Cure For Wellness" "Volmer: Do you know what the cure for the human condition is? Disease. Because that's the… — Deyth Banger Copy Share Image
“The truth is that anxiety is at once a function of biology and philosophy, body and mind, instinct and reason, personality and… — Scott Stossel Copy Share Image
“Most parents try really hard to give their kids the best possible life. They give them the best food and clothes they… — Thisuri Wanniarachchi Copy Share Image
“My mother is a certainty. I can count on the watercolour pain in her voice when she calls to say she hasn't… — Trevor Cole Copy Share Image
“The government researchers,aware of the information in the professional journals, decided to reverse the process (of healing from hysteric dissociation). They decided… — Cheryl Hersha Lynn Hersha Copy Share Image
“Complexly traumatized children need to be helped to engage their attention in pursuits that do not remind them of trauma-related triggers and… — Sarah Benamer Copy Share Image
“Sam. I've got news for you. Not every childhood trauma can be healed by finding the right penis." Sam looked devastated. He… — Anne Tenino Copy Share Image
“The sad thing that many of us empaths don’t realize is that often our desire to heal others is a disguised cry… — Mateo Sol Copy Share Image
I often feel trapped. I often feel like I'm trying to escape some trap, be it a way of thinking, a compulsion,… — Dawn Lundy Martin Copy Share Image
“I look at my mother, connected by a breath of glimmering hope, her red and shadowed eyes reveal that some element of… — Alfred Nestor Copy Share Image
“I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to have a childhood that was _not_ like mine. I have no real… — Jenny Lawson Copy Share Image
I want to poke holes in the erroneous beliefs about what fame provides. It won't raise your self-esteem, it won't create profound… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
“Many daughters live out their lives avoiding or abiding or arguing with their mothers-burying the long-ago injury or insult or childhood deprivation… — Victoria Secunda Copy Share Image
“People don’t necessarily realize it when they contribute to the erosion of a child’s self-worth, but kids pay attention to how people… — D.K. Sanz Copy Share Image
“evidence from functional magnetic resonance imaging showing that patients with BPD have hyperactivity in the limbic areas of the brain, especially the… — Cathy Wiseman Copy Share Image
“But it was impossible to share my feelings of grief with Peggy, because most of the time it was impossible to feel… — Sarah Perry Copy Share Image
“Other personalities are created to handle new traumas, their existence usually occurring one at a time. Each has a singular purpose and… — Lynn Hersha Copy Share Image
“Daddy, I want to be a pop singer when I grow up.’ There, it’s out, I’ve dared to voice my dream, to… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image