“I’m a stranger behind the same set of eyes that the girl in the photo holds.” — Amanda Steele Copy Share Image
“The world has PTSD. It is a veteran with a blown mind, having flashbacks as it begs the Sun for one more… — Carl-John X. Veraja Copy Share Image
“There are a myriad of long term health issues associated with an airplane explosive decompression.” — Steven Magee 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
Neurobiological research has shown that in people with chronic PTSD, both stress hormone secretion and areas of the brain connected to memory… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the… — Jessica Stern 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
“Everyone around me was allowed, permitted to fall apart; yet I had to think twice. I couldn't bear to take another dip… — M.B. Dallocchio Copy Share Image
In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic… — Jan Karon Copy Share Image
I had experience with PTSD myself; probably that's why I felt so close to the soldiers and the testimony. Also, because I… — Alice Winocour Copy Share Image
“When we deployed, in our heads, the towel we left hanging next to the shower to dry, would still be hanging there… — Adam Fenner 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
“If your parents’ faces never lit up when they looked at you, it’s hard to know what it feels like to be… — Bessel A. van der Kolk Copy Share Image
I am sick, I am sick and tired of fighting, I am sick of the daily struggle, I am sick of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The power we discover inside ourselves as we survive a life-threatening experience can be utilized equally well outside of crisis, too. I… — Michele Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“I wish bad brain stuff was an actual guy I could punch in the face. PTSD, panic attacks, anxiety, flashbacks, hallucinations, anything… — RoAnna Sylver Copy Share Image
“we are threatened with suffering from three directions: from our body, which is doomed to decay..., from the external world which may… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
“This book is a memoir - not of specific life events, but of the processes of dissociation, and of re-enlivening emotions that… — Jessica Stern Copy Share Image
“In lieu of letting go of our trauma and rather than healing completely, in my experience, we learn how to carry it… — L.M. Browning Copy Share Image
“Because of dissociation, many victims are able to remember the abuse only when a certain object, smell, color, scene, or experience triggers… — Beverly Engel Copy Share Image
“If there is a dark and hostile power, laying its treacherous toils within us, by which it holds us fast and draws… — E.T.A. Hoffmann 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
“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
“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
“He's tried to explain this a couple of times to a few of his buddies after about five beers. Like listen, listen.… — Spitandvinegar Copy Share Image
“A child's (or an adult's) nervous system may detect danger or a threat to life when the child enters a new environment… — Stephen W. Porges Copy Share Image
“There are two types of memory frequently experienced by individuals who have had overwhelming trauma that has been suppressed psychologically or chemically.… — Cheryl Hersha Copy Share Image
“BEFRIENDING THE BODY Trauma victims cannot recover until they become familiar with and befriend the sensations in their bodies. Being frightened means… — Bessel A. van der Kolk Copy Share Image
I am also deeply concerned with the widespread, often undiagnosed, incidents of PTSD and the alarming suicide rates amongst our returning soldiers. — Barbara Lee 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
“The shrinks call it Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. I call it hell. The demons are waiting in each corner, ready to drag me… — James Coyne 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
I can disprove the idea that people that have PTSD are like these raging balls of fire that are ready to explode.… — Ruben Gallego Copy Share Image
People generally don't suffer high rates of PTSD after natural disasters. Instead, people suffer from PTSD after moral atrocities. Soldiers who've endured… — David Brooks 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
“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
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
“But in fact, Cambodia is the only nation in the world where it has been demonstrated that symptoms of PTSD and related… — Joel Brinkley 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
“Research has also revealed that women who have developed PTSD in relation to early childhood sexual abuse often develop borderline personality disorder.… — John M. Duffey Copy Share Image
![“I wish bad brain stuff was an actual guy I could punch in the face. PTSD, panic attacks, anxiety, flashbacks, hallucinations, anything that gives you hell, could just send'em to me, I'd fight them all. [...] Stuff's a lot harder to fight when they're stuck in your own head." "Yeah... didn't stop…” quote by RoAnna Sylver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/587/roanna-sylver-32616_anxiety_i-wish-bad-brain-stuff-was-an-actual-guy_2354939.jpg)
![“We're getting rid of the D [in PTSD]. PTS is an injury; it's not a disorder. The problem is when you call it a disorder, [veterans] don't think they can be treated. An employer says, 'I don't want to hire somebody with a disorder.” quote by George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a28/george-w-bush-64_community_we-re-getting-rid-of-the-d-in-ptsd-pts-i_2868885.jpg)
