“John was still making comments regarding violent things that he shouldn't, but I hoped he was just being a big mouth. Nobody… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“Phrases such as "I'm beside myself," "I was frightened to pieces," "I feel lost," "I feel like part of me is missing,"… — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“A moving target is harder to kill, and I didn't stop running, maneuvering, until I reached home base, where I could breathe… — M.B. Dallocchio Copy Share Image
“A wave of saudade swept over me as I realized home never existed at all. The concept of home felt far from… — M.B. Dallocchio Copy Share Image
I do think a lot of depictions of PTSD, sometimes in a movie, it feels like the scene where the character knows… — Fred Hechinger Copy Share Image
“PTSD: It's the big game. You're wearing a helmet and pads. You make the big play and jump up into the crowd… — Peggy Randall-Martin Copy Share Image
“The study of psychological trauma has repeatedly led into realms of the unthinkable and foundered on fundamental questions of belief.” — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
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“Now I know, you can’t change what’s happened to you or hide it, or spin it, or get over it. All you… — L.M. Browning 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
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These are things that we hear from military families everywhere we go. But it - on PTSD, the thing that I want… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
“It was a myth you couldn't function on opiates: shooting up was one thing but for someone like me-jumping at pigeons beating… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
“Cairo. An inter-services game of cricket was in progress in the lush grounds behind him as Powell made his way through the… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“Recently, a young Iraq veteran took issue with calling his combat anguish PTSD and, instead, poignantly referred to his pain and suffering… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
“Some dissociative parts of the personality, living in trauma time, may experience the same emotion no matter the situation, such as fear,… — Suzette Boon Copy Share Image
“Combat and rape, the public and private forms of organized social violence, are primarily experiences of adolescent and early adult life. The… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“Blame is a Defense Against Powerlessness Betrayal trauma changes you. You have endured a life-altering shock, and are likely living with PTSD… — Sandra Lee Dennis Copy Share Image
“When I'm triggered, I think, "This will last forever" or "What if this lasts forever?" I get thoughts about how I should… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“Lewis's mental map of reality had difficulty accommodating the trauma of the Great War. Like so many, he found the settled way… — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
“Conviction rates in the military are pathetic, with most offenders going free AND THERE IS NO RECOURSE FOR APPEAL! The military believes… — Diane Chamberlain Copy Share Image
“A few days later, Tuesday quietly crossed our apartment as I read a book and, after a nudge against my arm, put… — Luis Carlos Montalván Copy Share Image
“Somatic Symptoms: People with Complex PTSD often have medical unexplained physical symptoms such as abdominal pains, headaches, joint and muscle pain, stomach… — Suzette Boon Copy Share Image
“You've been so used to fighting Wars with a gun in your hand that you forget to put it down. Not every… — Lori Llewellyn Copy Share Image
Most people may not realize the tremendous value that therapy/companion/comfort animals have for the purposes of easing the suffering of those with… — Ken Wahl Copy Share Image
I met soldiers coming back from war and I was impressed by their description of PTSD, all the symptoms: the outburst of… — Alice Winocour 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
“As a civilian, I know nothing about combat, the Marine Corps experience or modern man's struggle adjusting to peace after war. I… — Tiffany Madison Copy Share Image
“Even now, I am anxious about the naked thoughts that I have shared. The observations are blisteringly honest and of course they… — John Conrad Copy Share Image
“No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“Because if I am living an honest life, and my eyes are open, and I'm trying my hardest to be good and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“While a psychiatric diagnosis can serve a purpose in treatment plans, it should not become a tool to discredit a person's disclosure… — Lee Ann Hoff 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
“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
“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
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
“Slowly, I'm beginning to realise that what happened to me wasn't my fault, that I was taken advantage of by a group… — Girl A Copy Share Image
Honestly I've rode the razors edge a lot of times. Finger on the trigger bullet in the chamber muzzle in my mouth.… — Stanley Victor Paskavich Copy Share Image
“He told me that if I hung up, he'd do it. He would commit suicide. He told me that if I called… — Sierra D. Waters 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 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/i/a28/george-w-bush-64_community_we-re-getting-rid-of-the-d-in-ptsd-pts-i_2868885.jpg)
