Acceptance Quote by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Just as the body goes into shock after a physical trauma, so does the human psyche go into shock after the impact of a…

— Anne Grant

Shock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings.

— Lisa Kleypas

The shock of any trauma, I think changes your life. It's more acute in the beginning and after a little time you settle back…

— Alex Lifeson

In life, loss is inevitable. Everyone knows this, yet in the core of most people it remains deeply denied - 'This should not happen…

— Dayananda Saraswati

“The scientific research is very clear that experiencing trauma without control can be debilitating. But I also worry about people who cruise through life,…

— Angela Duckworth

“It is simply not possible to live in a state of acute fear and shock for more than a couple of weeks, and so…

— Sarah Moss

The only lasting trauma is the one we suffer without positive change.

— Leo Buscaglia

Ten years ago, I still feared loss enough to abandon myself in order to keep things stable. I'd smile when I was sad, pretend…

— Martha Beck

To survive, to avert what we have termed future shock, the individual must become infinitely more adaptable and capable than ever before.

— Alvin Toffler

“It is hard to describe loss to someone who has never experienced it, impossible to explain all the ways it changes you. But for…

— Marie Lu

Those who know how close the connection is between the state of mind of a man-his courage and hope, or lack of them-and the…

— Viktor E. Frankl

Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience.

— Diane Arbus