Addiction Quote by Macdougall John

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

— Zachary Anderegg

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

— Stephanie S. Covington

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

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“The study of psychological trauma has repeatedly led into realms of the unthinkable and foundered on fundamental questions of belief.”

— Judith Lewis Herman

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

— Paul Levy

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

— Sue Johnson

“Once you experience a terrible trauma and understand the world from an extreme perspective, it is difficult to overcome this perspective. Because your very…

— Bora Chung

“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

“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

“Psychological trauma is an affliction of the powerless. At the moment of trauma, the victim is rendered helpless by overwhelming force. When the force…

— Judith Lewis Herman

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

— Bessel A. van der Kolk

“certain incidents do more than just touch our raw spots or “hurt our feelings.” They injure us so deeply that they overturn our world.…

— Sue Johnson