“ There's something about cheesecake that pacifies emotional wounds. The bigger the tragedy, the bigger the slice. If you've never used cheesecake… — Jennifer Gold Copy Share Image
“How was I supposed to know that slamming doors was saying goodbye you did it all the time and he still let… — Alisha Christensen Copy Share Image
“But even more than I wanted to check out and give my emotional wounds time to scab over, I wanted to live.” — Mike Mullin Copy Share Image
“The thing I feared the most was the network of unexplored crevices in my dark mind . . . because perhaps, there was no such thing… — Laura C. Reden Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, Chase… it’s the emotional wounds that hurt the most.” I pushed back the anger and sighed. “I’d rather he beat me.… — Rachel Van Dyken Copy Share Image
I’d have much rather gotten dragged into someone else’s fight than face what was waiting for me. Other people’s emotional pain, no… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
Cutting pain was a different flavor of hurt. It made it easier not to think about having my body and my family… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
“Emotional wounds stop feeling like black holes we must avoid sitting with at all costs for fear that we will be swallowed… — Samantha Lourie Copy Share Image
“Stop thirsting for things that are bitter, Go crazy here, here in these arms that are still Wrapped around the absent shape… — Patricia Smith Breakdown Copy Share Image
From her dubious tone alone, I could see how Karin had no idea how terrifying words spoken quietly could be. How words… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The greatest misunderstanding that we confront every day in the mental health arena is thinking all emotional wounds are trauma. The greatest… — Antonieta Contreras Copy Share Image
When a person has adequate self-esteem little slights offer no threat at all - they are simply "passed over" and ignored. Even… — Maxwell Maltz Copy Share Image
“I am stupid, am I not? What more can I want? If you ask them who is brave--who is true--who is just--who… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
Once you uncover the history of this pattern and trace its roots, you will see that your reaction in the present moment… — Connie Zweig Copy Share Image
“I’ve always felt safer at night. You can be much more forgiving of yourself, not to mention the world and everyone in… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“The painful after effects of emotional wounds permeate our souls, negatively impacting the choices we make and the way we live. The… — Jo Ann Fore Copy Share Image
