Traumatic Stress Quotes
Traumatic Stress Quote of the day
Trauma is hell on earth. Trauma resolved is a gift from the gods.
The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of psychological trauma.
In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder.
Triggers are like little psychic explosions that crash through avoidance and bring the dissociated, avoided trauma suddenly, unexpectedly, back into consciousness.
PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous proportions with massive repercussions.
The unique stigma of PTSD. The stigma of PTSD remains one of the most formidable barriers to effective care.
Because if I am living an honest life, and my eyes are open, and I'm trying my hardest to be good and kind, then anything I'm doing is fine to tell people.
In situations of captivity the perpetrator becomes the most powerful person in the life of the victim, and the psychology of the victim is shaped by the actions and beliefs of the perpetrator.
Between death and hell a bridge shining silver wings offers his soul hope.
PTSD in its rawest form is a death sentence which causes many veterans and others to execute themselves in hope to be free.
Many call it the 1000 yard stare and can't realize the pain when PTSD takes us there
The central mechanism of the avoidance mechanism of PTSD is the ego defense of denial
Denial and minimizing is often seen in genuine PTSD and, hence, should be a target of detection and measurement.
Often it isn’t the initiating trauma that creates seemingly insurmountable pain, but the lack of support after.
The most common emotional defense is avoidance (an ineffective coping skill for any stressor) as expressed through denial (e.g., "That wasn't really bad, I barely remember it").
Some of the experiences endured by human beings on this earth are virtually unbelievable.
When you go through a traumatic event, there's a lot of shame that comes with that. A lot of loss of self-esteem. That can become debilitating.
It is dangerous to use our own ability to access non-traumatic memories as a standard against which we judge a trauma victim’s response.
Traumas produce their disintegrating effects in proportion to their intensity, duration and repetition. (1909)
Trauma is any stressor that occurs in a sudden and forceful way and is experienced as overwhelming.