Captive Quote by Danielle Bernock

“Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated. When it is ignored or invalidated the silent screams continue internally heard…

— Danielle Bernock

“Trauma is any stressor that occurs in a sudden and forceful way and is experienced as overwhelming.”

— Stephanie S. Covington

“Trauma is a unique phenomenon all on its own, as if it is an entity in and of itself.”

— Paul Levy

“But trauma is all pervasive. It does not go away. It continues to reassert itself as life unfolds.”

— M.D Mark Epstein

“trauma of hearing these unearthly noises,”

— Bill Bean

“Understanding that trauma is personal is crucial. It's not the size of the incident that determines its effect on you. It's how you received/perceived…

— Danielle Bernock

“Trauma is what happens to you, to your mind and perhaps to your soul, when you can neither fight nor flee.”

— Zachary Anderegg

Trauma never goes away completely, it changes perhaps, softens some with time, but never completely goes away.

— Mark Epstein

“Trauma is any terrifying event that instantly changes the world as we know it, leaving us helpless and emotionally overwhelmed.”

— Sue Johnson

“Trauma. It doesn't eke itself out over time. It doesn't split itself manageably into bite-sized chunks and distribute itself equally throughout your life. Trauma…

— Holly Bourne

“While trauma keeps us dumbfounded, the path out of it is paved with words, carefully assembled, piece by piece, until the whole story can…

— Bessel A. van der Kolk

“One moment of unwelcomed silence is more disheartening than a lifetime of incessant screams. And the silence deafens me.”

— Scott Hildreth