“Shamed and enraged, I sit by the side of the road and cry. Eclipsed by a sense of disgrace, my emotions feel… — Holly A. Smith Copy Share Image
“You are no longer human, with all those depths and highs and nuances of emotion that define you as a person. There… — Jake Wood Copy Share Image
“the reality of being here eludes me, I can’t focus, I am dazed. And I want to stay this way. If I… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“I was not descending in a plane, coming Home. I was watching an alien world as it ascended towards me - and… — Jake Wood Copy Share Image
“dissociating put me at higher risk for attacks in my neighborhood and at school, making me more easily identified by sexual predators” — Olga Trujillo Copy Share Image
“I was dizzy in that room. I felt faint with disbelief. I held on to the seat of my chair to stay… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“A child who is being abused on an ongoing basis needs to be able to function despite the trauma that dominates his… — Alison Miller Copy Share Image
“I feel no emotional connection to these outwardly human gestures. I am not there, because I never left Afghanistan.” — Jake Wood 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
“I feel something change in me... I feel a flat calm, a detachment, the way I get when something is too much… — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
“Dissociation is numbness and nothingness; it is a feeling of being lost; it is floating on a cloud that threatens to suffocate;… — Noel Hunter Copy Share Image
“Fear and anxiety affect decision making in the direction of more caution and risk aversion... Traumatized individuals pay more attention to cues… — Suzette Boon Copy Share Image
