“The vast majority of incest begins years before the earliest conceivable age of consent. p4” — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“One thing that parents pass on to their kids, whether they like it or not, whether they want it or not, are… — Heena Singhal Copy Share Image
All the traumas I went through separating art from writing don't exist anymore. That's why I love being in rock 'n' roll.… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think we're exposed to things we shouldn't be exposed to too early. I think that sets the tone to a… — Tracy Morgan Copy Share Image
“Take care of your heart and your mind for they are like a garden. And nothing good thrives in a garden full… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
For many women, the experience of prostitution stems from the historical trauma of colonization. — Melissa Farley 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
Candyman' is so perennial. We're talking about the cycles of violence and how history repeats itself and how we collectively process trauma… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
“Those who have had contacts with extraterrestrials also report having strong allergic reactions. Indeed, trauma (usually in childhood) seems to be a… — Laurence Galian Copy Share Image
“Veterans being sent into unjust wars for corporate profit is a perversion of trust, at best. I found the emotional manipulation of… — M.B. Dallocchio Copy Share Image
“There comes a time when something changes you... No matter the impact... Where the world no longer beats in time with you.… — Solange nicole Copy Share Image
“Refugees are not a monolith. Each journey is unique. Some arrive with dreams and aspirations; others carry the heavy burdens of trauma… — Hagir Elsheikh Copy Share Image
Trauma survivors have a deficiency in their capacity to regulate emotions - they're too prolonged and too intense and too negative. As… — Drew Pinsky Copy Share Image
'Looper' is about what your 55-year-old self would tell your 25-year-old self over a cup of coffee. It's about finding love in… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
The trauma of the Sixties persuaded me that my generation's egalitarianism was a sentimental error. I now see the hierarchical as both… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
Every single one of us will have our life interrupted, whether it's by the ripcord of a diagnosis or some other kind… — Suleika Jaouad 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
“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
“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
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
“The age of lost innocence varies for each person. Some lose it when they learn that their childhood fantasies are merely myth,… — J.D. Stroube 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
“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
In a culture of electronic violence, images that once caused us to empathize with the pain and trauma of another human being,… — John Naisbitt Copy Share Image
It would have been great if there were a trauma center located in our community, where you could access grief counseling and… — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
“The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering. It cheapens and degrades the human… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
“Trauma cracks us open (or for some of us, cuts us open) so the Holy Spirit can get in. So we can… — Carolyn Weber Copy Share Image
There's some evidence that before events of mass trauma, even unpredictable ones, people begin to feel higher anxiety, often expressed in terms… — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
Among its many uses, dance/movement therapy aims to help people overcome trauma, often by nonverbally bringing the elements of the experience to… — Judith Lynne Hanna Copy Share Image
“I looked for you in the palm of my right hand, and all I found were the broken lines that were fading… — Sappho Khizar Copy Share Image
You saw the traumas that people lived through, and wondered what it will take to move us as a human community, as… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Trauma is survivable, but often not much more. It kills you while allowing you to still live. — James Frey Copy Share Image
Trauma and pain and suffering can be the very thing that dislodges a person from themselves both in awful ways and larger… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
In a way, there's nothing wrong with playing the piano, but it's not a huge trauma if you don't. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
At the worst it was eight hours of makeup, and I couldn't sit down; I was in this crouched position. [on the… — Jim Caviezel Copy Share Image
The doctors have said that they don't want me in the ring bouncing around or getting picked up and slammed down. They… — Ricky Steamboat Copy Share Image
“What they ask—quietly, with eyes too old for their years—is to be seen. To be held in the gaze of someone who… — Ivy J Garmon Copy Share Image
You have to be respectful of the stories you're telling. You can never use the real-world trauma as a sort of crass… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
No experience is a cause of success or failure. We do not suffer from the shock of our experiences, so-called trauma -… — Alfred Adler Copy Share Image
I don't think I understood the full extent of the trauma experienced by people who churn through America's prisons until I began… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image