“Maybe Shay was right; all eligible men were either dead or traumatized.” — Hati Bell Copy Share Image
“When pain inspires you, your thoughts scream its lungs out.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I've never been ice skating, ever. I'm traumatized by the idea of it. — Sebastian Stan Copy Share Image
When people are scared and traumatized, it's important to listen to them. — Maya Wiley Copy Share Image
Young people across the country have grown up traumatized by the gun violence epidemic. — Wayne Messam Copy Share Image
“America today limits girls’ development, truncates their wholeness and leaves many of them traumatized.” — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Creative living, or the life of a creator, seems like a leap into the unknown only because "normal life" is rigid and… — Stephen Nachmanovitch Copy Share Image
I'm not going to make fun of something that has badly traumatized someone's life. — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
“Most of us feel isolated and paranoid during stressful times. We feel alone in the wilderness.” — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
The single most important issue for traumatized people is to find a sense of safety in their own bodies, — Bessel van der Kolk Copy Share Image
Sometimes good countries are so traumatized by events that they lose their bearings and embrace bad leaders. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
“traumatized people find themselves reenacting some aspect of the trauma scene in disguised form, without realizing what they are doing….There” — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
Metro police can't infuse hope into those for whom hope is foreign. The algorithm does not exist that can heal the traumatized.… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
“My family says they are proud of me. Of course, I would rather hear this than the contrary, but I cannot say… — Jake Wood Copy Share Image
“It registers that I am sitting there topless, but this body I am in doesn't feel like mine anymore so the half-nakedness… — Lauren Miller Copy Share Image
“The shrinks call it Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. I call it hell. The demons are waiting in each corner, ready to drag me… — James Coyne Copy Share Image
“Traumatic events challenge an individual's view of the world as a just, safe and predictable place. Traumas that are caused by human… — American Psychological Association Copy Share Image
We are traumatized by growing up in a world that doesn't really accept us. Obviously, we've made great leaps and bounds, but… — Olly Alexander Copy Share Image
I am a child of Cosmopolitan culture, have been traumatized by supermodels and too many quizzes and know that neither my personality… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“I must stop remembering... The more I remember, the greater my agony. These thoughts stuttered in my mind... I must be more… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“She's terrified that all these sensations and images are coming out of her — but I think she's even more terrified to… — David L. Calof Copy Share Image
“It was difficult to find information because Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was called shell shock during W.W.II, and when Vietnam Vets were… — Sara Niles Copy Share Image
“Complexly traumatized children need to be helped to engage their attention in pursuits that do not remind them of trauma-related triggers and… — Sarah Benamer Copy Share Image
“Scientists, doctors, and trained ordinary citizens use drugs and torture to render children machines that do others' bidding. The commands these perpetrators… — Wendy Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Let me say right here, if I haven't made it clear, that I have seen as many pale, naked old-man parts in… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
I think in the wake of 9/11, like a lot of Americans, you know, we were all very traumatized by the attacks,… — Amy Waldman Copy Share Image
“Once the individual has learned to dissociate in the context of trauma, he or she may subsequently transfer this response to other… — Julie P. Gentile Copy Share Image
Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their bodies are… — Bessel van der Kolk 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
“So, what role does memory play in the understanding and treatment of trauma? There is a form of implicit memory that is… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
“Too often the survivor is seen by [himself or] herself and others as "nuts," "crazy," or "weird." Unless her responses are understood… — Diane Langberg Copy Share Image
“I'll always remember being called by my mother who beckoned me to look at the screen where a young man was being… — Merlin Copy Share Image
“Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to:… — David L. Calof Copy Share Image
“Traumatic events destroy the sustaining bonds between individual and community. Those who have survived learn that their sense of self, of worth,… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“Further evidence for the pathogenic role of dissociation has come from a largescale clinical and community study of traumatized people conducted by… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“In response to threat and injury, animals, including humans, execute biologically based, non-conscious action patterns that prepare them to meet the threat… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
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