Experience Quote by Keith Barry

“A traumatic experience is a seismic event that shakes our belief in a just world, robbing us of the sense that life is controllable,…

— Sheryl Sandberg

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

— Diane Arbus

“Many people look at their past and bemoan their mistakes. Those errors in judgment, behavior, hurting others, and the wrong decisions may be what…

— David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough

Trauma is nothing more than being stuck in what you believe.

— Byron Katie

“The traumatic event, although real, took place outside the parameters of “normal” reality, such as causality, sequence, place, and time. The trauma is thus…

— Dori Laub

My biggest advice to people now is that when you go through something traumatic, you've got to go talk to somebody. You've got to…

— Tracy Lawrence

“Traumatic memories have a number of unusual qualities. They are not encoded like the ordinary memories of adults in a verbal, linear narrative that…

— Jon Krakauer

I look back and think of all the times I've had to let things go in the past, and how traumatic it seemed while…

— Moby

“So for those who think abuse survivors can simply logically process their situation and get out of and over the situation easily, think again.…

— Shahida Arabi

“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

We all know how to focus on trauma. This is the struggle. We have the opportunity to respect our journey and focus on joy.

— Rege-Jean Page

When you read enough stories about people who have been through different levels of trauma, and it doesn't matter what the history is, trauma…

— Matana Roberts