“The door suddenly jerks open. A wide-eyed teenager bursts out. She stares at me in dazed horror. In a strange way, I… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
“The detection of a person as safe or dangerous triggers neurobiologically determined pro-social or defensive behaviors. Even though we may not always… — Stephen W. Porges Copy Share Image
“The open road. Seemingly my only friend for years upon end since leaving war. The road embraced me, let me breathe, and… — M.B. Wilmot Copy Share Image
“A nightmare has taken hold of my body. Lunacy has dug its way inside my mind.” — Amanda Steele Copy Share Image
“The human need to be visible is countered by the need to be invisible to avoid further abuse, and the need for… — Christiane Sanderson Copy Share Image
When my own son is going through what he goes through, coming back, I can certainly relate with other families, who kind… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
“Healing trauma involves tears. The tears release our pain. The tears are part of our recovery. My friend, please let your tears… — Dana Arcuri Copy Share Image
“Secure attachment has been linked to a child's ability to successfully recover and prove resilient in the presence of a traumatic event.” — Asa Don Brown Copy Share Image
“I can’t think again. Not ever again. I don’t know if you’ve ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
We're getting rid of the D [in PTSD]. PTS is an injury; it's not a disorder. The problem is when you call… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“HYPERAROUSAL After a traumatic experience, the human system of self-preservation seems to go onto permanent alert, as if the danger might return… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“Secondary structural dissociation involves one ANP and more than one EP. Examples of secondary structural dissociation are complex PTSD, complex forms of… — Elizabeth F. Howell Copy Share Image
“She felt it every night; a familiar pain in her loin, a gasp of air, the numbness and the nauseousness, the rapid… — Anonymous1234 Copy Share Image
“...a freeze response (dissociation, collapse, numbing, paralysis, deadness) during the incident that threatened your life or limb. Sometimes it's difficult for people… — Babette Rothschild Copy Share Image
“Their lips met in a slow, languid kiss. Salt from her tears mixed with her natural sweetness. She wrapped her arms around… — J. Rose Black Copy Share Image
“Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated. When it is ignored or invalidated the silent screams continue… — Danielle Bernock Copy Share Image
“Yes, she fears the cuffs, the cross and the whip, but she will get past this. Such problems, even with time, do… — Nikki Sex Copy Share Image
“The brave men and women, who serve their country and as a result, live constantly with the war inside them, exist in… — Robert Koger Copy Share Image
“Miriam is upset. Her voice is stretched and I can't look at her. Perhaps they beat something out of her she didn't… — Anna Funder Copy Share Image
“Waking up there is a numbness, a coldness that you never knew that had existed in you. I guess that's why things… — Anonymous1234 Copy Share Image
“During the worst of it, onlookers who have learned my story often comment to me that, “All the hardships you suffered were… — L.M. Browning Copy Share Image
“There are a myriad of long term health issues associated with an airplane explosive decompression.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“There are two things a combat deployment offers which all of us strongly desire. The first, being purpose. Every morning we woke… — Adam Fenner Copy Share Image
You have to understand that PTSD has to be an event that you experience, a very traumatic event. And actually, there is… — Dale Archer Copy Share Image