--- title: "21 Trauma-survivors Quotes by 20 authors" description: "Browse 21 Trauma-survivors quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Trauma-survivors sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/danielle-bernock-55942_inner-healing_understanding-that-trauma-is-personal-is_1937883.jpg" --- > [“Understanding that trauma is personal is crucial. It's not the size of the incident that determines its effect on you. It's how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-bernock/understanding-that-trauma-is-personal-is-crucial-it-s-not-the-size-of/) [Danielle Bernock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-bernock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/danielle-bernock-55942_inner-healing_understanding-that-trauma-is-personal-is_1937883.jpg) > [“Even the nurses in the hospital had told me now I had nothing to fear. 'The worst is over for you,' they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/even-the-nurses-in-the-hospital-had-told-me-now-i-had-nothing-to-fear/) [Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-angelou/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/maya-angelou-104_abuse-survivors_even-the-nurses-in-the-hospital-had-told_2789161.png) > [“They feel guilty for having survived so they pretend the bad things never happened Exodus (1960) screenplay”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalton-trumbo/they-feel-guilty-for-having-survived-so-they-pretend-the-bad-things/) [Dalton Trumbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalton-trumbo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/dalton-trumbo-9732_bad-thing_they-feel-guilty-for-having-survived-so_2668402.jpg) > [“We don't go back to wallow, we go back to undo the lies that are back there that are holding its captive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darlene-ouimet/we-don-t-go-back-to-wallow-we-go-back-to-undo-the-lies-that-are-back/) Darlene Ouimet [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/darlene-ouimet-70339_abuse-survivors_we-don-t-go-back-to-wallow-we-go-back-to_2058407.jpg) > [“She had taken many more punches to both body and soul than anyone should ever have to endure. But she had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steig-larson/she-had-taken-many-more-punches-to-both-body-and-soul-than-anyone/) Steig Larson [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/steig-larson-102522_rebel_she-had-taken-many-more-punches-to-both_2033626.jpg) > [“Having to pretend whole parts of your life didn't happen, just to get through the day, is something nobody ever really talks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-joshua-shaw/having-to-pretend-whole-parts-of-your-life-didn-t-happen-just-to-get/) [Mr. Joshua Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-joshua-shaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/474/mr-joshua-shaw-23313_depression-quotes_having-to-pretend-whole-parts-of-your-li_1327137.jpg) > [“You’ve already done the hardest part; you survived the trauma. You are much stronger than you think you are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-newman/you-ve-already-done-the-hardest-part-you-survived-the-trauma-you-are/) Sarah Newman [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/sarah-newman-90990_abuse-survivors_you-ve-already-done-the-hardest-part-you_2381984.jpg) > [“...until you heal the wounds of your past, you are going to bleed.” ~ Christina Ditchkofsky”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-ditchkofsky/until-you-heal-the-wounds-of-your-past-you-are-going-to-bleed/) Christina Ditchkofsky [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/christina-ditchkofsky-227994_healing-from-abuse_until-you-heal-the-wounds-of-your-past-y_2336111.jpg) > [“I have met many, many severely distressed people whose daily lives are filled with the agony of both remembered and unremembered trauma,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-spring/i-have-met-many-many-severely-distressed-people-whose-daily-lives-are/) [Carolyn Spring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-spring/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/carolyn-spring-37395_complex-ptsd_i-have-met-many-many-severely-distressed_2617170.jpg) > [“We cannot separate forgiveness and social inequality in trauma recovery as forgiveness, trauma, and recovery always occur in a social and political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-ann-gregory/we-cannot-separate-forgiveness-and-social-inequality-in-trauma/) Amanda Ann Gregory [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/amanda-ann-gregory-95381_forgive-quotes_we-cannot-separate-forgiveness-and-socia_682134.jpg) > [“Traumatic events challenge an individual's view of the world as a just, safe and predictable place. Traumas that are caused by human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/american-psychological-association/traumatic-events-challenge-an-individual-s-view-of-the-world-as-a/) American Psychological Association [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a1/american-psychological-associa_cognitive-distortion_traumatic-events-challenge-an-individual_1605938.jpg) > [“In the same way that the women's movement of the seventies and eighties brought rape and incest into public consciousness, we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-spring/in-the-same-way-that-the-women-s-movement-of-the-seventies-and/) [Carolyn Spring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-spring/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/carolyn-spring-37395_abuse-survivors_in-the-same-way-that-the-women-s-movemen_3223432.jpg) > [“If your body is screaming in pain, whether the pain is muscular contractions, anxiety, depression, asthma or arthritis, a first step in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-van-m-derbur/if-your-body-is-screaming-in-pain-whether-the-pain-is-muscular/) [Marilyn Van M. Derbur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-van-m-derbur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/marilyn-van-m-derbur-59921_anxiety_if-your-body-is-screaming-in-pain-whethe_1775931.jpg) > [“Once the individual has learned to dissociate in the context of trauma, he or she may subsequently transfer this response to other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-p-gentile/once-the-individual-has-learned-to-dissociate-in-the-context-of/) Julie P. Gentile [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19e/julie-p-gentile-110085_abuse-survivors_once-the-individual-has-learned-to-disso_1228589.jpg) > [ “Sadly, psychiatric training still includes far too little on the very serious psychiatric sequelae of childhood trauma, especially CSA \[child sexual abuse\].… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-coleman/sadly-psychiatric-training-still-includes-far-too-little-on-the-very/) Joan Coleman [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8c/joan-coleman-72352_borderline-personali_sadly-psychiatric-training-still-include_2412907.jpg) > [“The damage and invisible scars of emotional abuse are very difficult to heal, because memories are imprinted on our minds and hearts and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-brown/the-damage-and-invisible-scars-of-emotional-abuse-are-very-difficult/) [Dee Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/dee-brown-29923_abuse-survivors_the-damage-and-invisible-scars-of-emotio_791632.png) > [“TRAUMA STEALS YOUR VOICE People get so tired of asking you what's wrong and you've run out of nothings to tell them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikitta-gill/trauma-steals-your-voice-people-get-so-tired-of-asking-you-what-s/) [nikitta gill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikitta-gill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/nikitta-gill-58644_posttraumatic-stress_trauma-steals-your-voice-people-get-so-t_550084.jpg) > [“Pleasure fades, gets old, gets thrown out with last year's fad. Fear, guilt, all that stuff stays fresh. Maybe that's why people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/pleasure-fades-gets-old-gets-thrown-out-with-last-year-s-fad-fear/) [Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/katherine-applegate-3304_childhood-trauma_pleasure-fades-gets-old-gets-thrown-out_122898.jpg) > [ “Too often the survivor is seen by \[himself or\] herself and others as "nuts," "crazy," or "weird." Unless her responses are understood… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-langberg/too-often-the-survivor-is-seen-by-himself-or-herself-and-others-as/) [Diane Langberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-langberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/diane-langberg-56315_abuse-survivors_too-often-the-survivor-is-seen-by-himsel_1540837.jpg) > [“Why Cults Terrorize and Kill Children – LLOYD DEMAUSE The Journal of Psychohistory 21 (4) 1994 "Extending these local figures to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-demause/why-cults-terrorize-and-kill-children-lloyd-demause-the-journal-of/) [Lloyd Demause](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-demause/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/lloyd-demause-33641_abuse_why-cults-terrorize-and-kill-children-ll_1404045.png) > [“Underlying the attack on psychotherapy, I believe, is a recognition of the potential power of any relationship of witnessing. The consulting room…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-lewis-herman/underlying-the-attack-on-psychotherapy-i-believe-is-a-recognition-of/) [Judith Lewis Herman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-lewis-herman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/judith-lewis-herman-19218_abuse_underlying-the-attack-on-psychotherapy-i_1273083.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trauma-survivors/#itemlist", "name": "Trauma-survivors Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Understanding that trauma is personal is crucial. It's not the size of the incident that determines its effect on you. 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A thought held long enough and repeated enough becomes a belief. The belief then becomes biology.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marilyn Van M. Derbur" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-van-m-derbur/if-your-body-is-screaming-in-pain-whether-the-pain-is-muscular/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/marilyn-van-m-derbur-59921_anxiety_if-your-body-is-screaming-in-pain-whethe_1775931.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/marilyn-van-m-derbur-59921_anxiety_if-your-body-is-screaming-in-pain-whethe_1775931.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/marilyn-van-m-derbur-59921_anxiety_if-your-body-is-screaming-in-pain-whethe_1775931.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If your body is screaming in pain, whether the pain is muscular contractions, anxiety, depression, asthma or…” — Marilyn Van M. 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Imprints of past traumas do not mean a person cannot change their future beliefs and behaviors. as people, we do not easily forget. 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You've tried and they've tried, but the words just turn to ashes every time they try to leave your mouth. They start as fire in the pit of your stomach, but come out in a puff of smoke. You are not you anymore. And you don't know how to fix this. The worst part is...you don't even know how to try.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "nikitta gill" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikitta-gill/trauma-steals-your-voice-people-get-so-tired-of-asking-you-what-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/nikitta-gill-58644_posttraumatic-stress_trauma-steals-your-voice-people-get-so-t_550084.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/nikitta-gill-58644_posttraumatic-stress_trauma-steals-your-voice-people-get-so-t_550084.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/nikitta-gill-58644_posttraumatic-stress_trauma-steals-your-voice-people-get-so-t_550084.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“TRAUMA STEALS YOUR VOICE People get so tired of asking you what's wrong and you've run out of nothings to…” — nikitta gill", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 18, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Pleasure fades, gets old, gets thrown out with last year's fad. Fear, guilt, all that stuff stays fresh. Maybe that's why people get so enraged when someone does something to a kid. Hurt a kid and he hurts forever. Maybe an adult can shake it off. Maybe. But with a kid, you hurt them and it turns them, shapes them, becomes part of the deep, underlying software of their lives. No delete.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Katherine Applegate" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/pleasure-fades-gets-old-gets-thrown-out-with-last-year-s-fad-fear/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/katherine-applegate-3304_childhood-trauma_pleasure-fades-gets-old-gets-thrown-out_122898.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/katherine-applegate-3304_childhood-trauma_pleasure-fades-gets-old-gets-thrown-out_122898.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/katherine-applegate-3304_childhood-trauma_pleasure-fades-gets-old-gets-thrown-out_122898.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Pleasure fades, gets old, gets thrown out with last year's fad. 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Every time a police or ambulance siren sounded, she became terrified and ran and hid in a closet or under the bed. To put yourself in a closet at the sound of a far-off siren is strange behavior indeed—outside of the context of possibly being sent to a death camp. Within that context, it makes perfect sense. Unless we as therapists have a good grasp of the context of trauma, we run the risk of misunderstanding the symptoms our clients present and, hence, responding inappropriately or in damaging ways.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diane Langberg" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-langberg/too-often-the-survivor-is-seen-by-himself-or-herself-and-others-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/diane-langberg-56315_abuse-survivors_too-often-the-survivor-is-seen-by-himsel_1540837.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/diane-langberg-56315_abuse-survivors_too-often-the-survivor-is-seen-by-himsel_1540837.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/diane-langberg-56315_abuse-survivors_too-often-the-survivor-is-seen-by-himsel_1540837.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Too often the survivor is seen by [himself or] herself and others as \"nuts,\" \"crazy,\" or \"weird.\" Unless her…” — Diane Langberg", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 20, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Why Cults Terrorize and Kill Children – LLOYD DEMAUSE The Journal of Psychohistory 21 (4) 1994 \"Extending these local figures to a national estimate would easily mean tens of thousands of cult victims per year reporting, plus undoubtedly more who do not report.(2) This needn’t mean, of course, that actual Cult abuse is increasing, only that-as with the increase in all child abuse reports-we have become more open to hearing them. 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The consulting room is a privileged space dedicated to memory. Within that space, survivors gain the freedom to know and tell their stories. Even the most private and confidential disclosure of past abuses increases the likelihood of eventual public disclosure. And public disclosure is something that perpetrators are determined to prevent. As in the case of more overtly political crimes, perpetrators will fight tenaciously to ensure that their abuses remain unseen, unacknowledged, and consigned to oblivion. The dialectic of trauma is playing itself out once again. It is worth remembering that this is not the first time in history that those who have listened closely to trauma survivors have been subject to challenge. Nor will it be the last. In the past few years, many clinicians have had to learn to deal with the same tactics of harassment and intimidation that grassroots advocates for women, children and other oppressed groups have long endured. We, the bystanders, have had to look within ourselves to find some small portion of the courage that victims of violence must muster every day. Some attacks have been downright silly; many have been quite ugly. Though frightening, these attacks are an implicit tribute to the power of the healing relationship. They remind us that creating a protected space where survivors can speak their truth is an act of liberation. They remind us that bearing witness, even within the confines of that sanctuary, is an act of solidarity. They remind us also that moral neutrality in the conflict between victim and perpetrator is not an option. Like all other bystanders, therapists are sometimes forced to take sides. Those who stand with the victim will inevitably have to face the perpetrator's unmasked fury. 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