“He thought it disproportionate in its violence considering the fragility of us.” — David Jones Copy Share Image
“Empathy means realizing no trauma has discrete edges. Trauma bleeds.” — Leslie Jamison Copy Share Image
“Unlike other forms of psychological disorders, the core issue in trauma is reality.” — Bessel A. van der Kolk Copy Share Image
“It is always a mistake to underestimate how long it takes for mankind to understand the traumas it has suffered, especially the… — A.C. Grayling 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
Research points to the fact that being born without trauma is the foundation for having an intact capacity to love and trust. — Robin Lim Copy Share Image
I am a community social psychologist and a lot of my work deals with social work and helping people overcoming addiction and… — Chath Piersath Copy Share Image
“I have only known two men's souls in my life, one the devil, the other the the bird's wings which picked me… — Wendy gibbins Copy Share Image
Whether trauma will be a cruel and punishing Gorgon or a vehicle for soaring to the heights of transformation and mastery depends… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
The stresses, strains, and traumas of ordinary daily existence in the process of working and living tend to inhibit our breathing ability. — Leonard Orr Copy Share Image
'Grbavica' is first of all a story about love, about love that is not pure because it has been mixed with hate,… — Jasmila Zbanic Copy Share Image
children may need challenges and high-risk conditions in order to develop the self-generated immunity to trauma that characterizes survivors. To be tested… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
“Do normal people do this...? Do they get happy and sad at different times? I could be ok one day and then… — Sara Ellie MacKenzie Copy Share Image
The thing that always interests me from a storytelling point of view is how that moment of trauma, whatever the trauma is,… — Steven Bochco Copy Share Image
As writers and readers, we're drawn to conflict. It's that ancient theory of plot that's written on the whiteboard during every fiction… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
The act of riding a bicycle isn't causing brain trauma. Yeah, you could fall, but that's if something goes wrong. Everything could… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
By the time I got to songwriting, I had been faced with a lot of troubles as a result of my own… — Mary Gauthier Copy Share Image
“The disturbing part is that no one teaches us how to deal with death at any point during our medical training, or… — DEAN MAFAKO, M.D Copy Share Image
“There was no going back now. Rubber and metal could only take so much. The car could shatter and send its passengers… — Susan Rowland Copy Share Image
It is one thing to read the Scriptures and affirm their truth. But until you are in the trenches of trial, until… — Kevin Malarkey Copy Share Image
“Every painful memory you have which keeps recurring is simply your unconscious mind trying to protect you by reminding you of experiences… — Roger Roger 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
I have witnessed firsthand the anguish of this humanitarian tragedy - in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and other conflict and post-conflict zones.… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
“Several psychologists (L. Armstrong, 1994; Enns, McNeilly, Corkery, & Gilbert, 1995; Herman, 1992; McFarlane & van der Kolk, 1996; Pope & Brown,… — Rachel E. Goldsmith Copy Share Image
“As Lynn began getting psychologically better, she took me to a variety of sites. She taught me how to read trail markers.… — Lynn Hersha Copy Share Image
“Changes in the Perception of Self: People who have been traumatized in childhood are often troubled by guilt, shame, and negative feelings… — Suzette Boon Copy Share Image
