“With sensitive children, physical blows or traumas aren't required to make them afraid of the dark.” — Elaine N. Aron Copy Share Image
Violence is violence. Trauma is trauma. And we are taught to downplay it, even think about it as child's play. — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
Water-boarding can result in damage to the lungs and the brain, as well as long-term psychological trauma. — Graydon Carter Copy Share Image
I am told many children block out the memory of trauma. In fact, the healing process can only truly begin when we… — Phoebe Stone Copy Share Image
Just as the body goes into shock after a physical trauma, so does the human psyche go into shock after the impact… — Anne Grant Copy Share Image
“When trauma involves intentional harm, such as in a crime or abuse, trust can totally collapse.” — Dena Rosenbloom Copy Share Image
If you read about the astronauts who went to the moon - the 12 who walked on it, and the others who… — James Gray Copy Share Image
People are depressed for many reasons, one of which I think is how we have been taught to react to trauma, to… — Kate Zambreno Copy Share Image
I would have liked to be on the streets of Manhattan during 9/11. My working theory is that people are much kinder… — Claire Cameron Copy Share Image
Every hour that goes by with family separation policies in effect is another hour that mothers weep thinking of their children, another… — Pramila Jayapal Copy Share Image
If you have suffered from trauma, one of the most healing things that can happen to you is being seen. Being seen… — Timothy Morton Copy Share Image
For a long time, it was all about chart position. 'If my record doesn't come in at No. 1, I'm a failure.'… — Jimmy Barnes Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter how tough we are. Trauma always leaves a scar. It follows us home, changes our lives. Trauma messes everybody… — Yasjaradat Copy Share Image
“There's a power in understanding what the neurological patterning of trauma can do to ones mind, body and soul. When you seek… — Nikki rowe Copy Share Image
“I danced in the flames and pranced on the shames of those whose names I could not reveal. I have been told,… — The Raveness Copy Share Image
Among young people, often a key factor in them committing suicide is the trauma of transient relationships. They throw themselves into a… — Vincent Nichols Copy Share Image
“Early relational trauma results from the fact that we are often given more to experience in this life than we can bear… — Donald Kalsched 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
“Papuan ancestors never begged for survival. They engineered it. They did not ask the world for permission to exist; they organised their… — Yamin Kogoya Copy Share Image
I believe in fiction and the power of stories because that way we speak in tongues. We are not silenced. All of… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“Dissociation is the common response of children to repetitive, overwhelming trauma and holds the untenable knowledge out of awareness. The losses and… — Judith Spencer Copy Share Image
“Trauma doesn't occur in a vacuum. You don't outgrow it with time. It grows with you, even if the growing goes all… — Sung Yim Copy Share Image
“The symptoms of trauma can be stable, that is, ever-present. They can also be unstable, meaning that they can come and go… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
If we take a hard look at what poverty is, its nature, it's not pretty - it's full of trauma. — Matthew Desmond 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
The real challenge is to remember to see clearly when everything's flying around us and we're wrapped up in our [emotional] wounds… — Mark Nepo Copy Share Image
I was having to go out there and be this happy pop character when, in reality, I was processing this unaddressed trauma… — Raye Copy Share Image
Childhood trauma is not necessarily a prophecy of doom, because some children are resilient or because later experiences help to restore mental… — Richard Bentall Copy Share Image
“The air is cold and dusk has descended. In the distance lightning flickers and a far away rumble of thunder awakens my… — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
I literally should go to a Twitter therapist, just the 10 years of stress and trauma with this company. — Chris Sacca Copy Share Image
“Essentially all serial offenders experience trauma in childhood that leaves them unable to form normal emotional and psychological connections with other humans.” — Joanna Schaffhausen Copy Share Image
I've DP'd so many films for first-time directors, and I know the trauma, the heartbreak, the vulnerability, how much you have to… — Reed Morano Copy Share Image
My mother found herself in a triangular situation of my father and his legitimate wife. I experienced the emotional trauma of that… — Mahesh Bhatt Copy Share Image
If you don't have altruism, inner strength, inner peace, attention, then it's a trauma. It makes a difficult life for you and… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a trauma that… — Cherrie Moraga Copy Share Image
How come nobody in Bollywood has sleepless nights when a woman becomes a victim of abuse and is not able to work… — Tanushree Dutta Copy Share Image
“You can travel the world but If you cannot let go of the past, you will never move on.” — Gerald Freeman Copy Share Image
“Our identities are tremendously warped and distorted by yesterday's trauma and tomorrow's expectations.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“Victims of a devastating trauma may never be the same biologically. [emphasis added].” Trauma” — Ann Frederick Copy Share Image