Quote by Jon Krakauer

“Vicarious traumatization. It can happen to those who bear secondary witness to the traumas of others.”

— Wally Lamb

Some have reevaluated their own trauma in light of learning about the Bystander Effect.

— Jackie Fuchs

“Trauma can have a masking effect.”

— Asa Don Brown

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

— Paul Levy

“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

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

— Sue Johnson

“We are traumatized people. And nothing else has trauma’s power to deform the mind and heart.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“Re-enactments may be played out in intimate relationships, work situations, repetitive accidents or mishaps, and in other seemingly random events. They may also appear…

— Peter A. Levine

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

— Stephanie S. Covington

“While reliving trauma is dramatic, frightening, and potentially self-destructive, over time a lack of presence can be even more damaging. This is a particular…

— Bessel Van Der Kolk

“In fact, scholars have noted that many trauma survivors appear at times even to seek out their further traumatization through various self-destructive reenactments and…

— Paul Frewen

“Unlike other forms of psychological disorders, the core issue in trauma is reality.”

— Bessel A. van der Kolk