Quotes about Post traumatic stress

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The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of ps — Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and I did not put on — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous proportions with massive repercussions. — Susan Pease Banitt
In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post — Jan Karon, Home to Holly Springs
Impending war was evidenced by the faraway expression in the older villagers' eyes, the shadows on their faces, not of f — Kate Morton, The Distant Hours
Many call it the 1000 yard stare and can't realize the pain when PTSD takes us there — Stanley Victor Paskavich
PTSD in its rawest form is a death sentence which causes many veterans and others to execute themselves in hope to be fr — Stanley Victor Paskavich
Intimidated, old traumas triggered, and fearing for my safety, I did what I felt I needed to do. — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
John was still making comments regarding violent things that he shouldn't, but I hoped he was just being a big mouth. No — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
He told me that if I hung up, he'd do it. He would commit suicide. He told me that if I called the cops he would kill ev — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of me, so how c — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
It is not a single crime when a child is photographed while sexually assaulted (raped.) It is a life time crime that sho — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
The story of my birth that my mother told me went like this: "When you were coming out I wasn't ready yet and neither wa — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
The inability to get something out of your head is a signal that shouts, “Don’t forget to deal with this!” As long as yo — Christina Enevoldsen
When he first said my diagnosis, I couldn't believe it. There must be another PTSD than post-traumatic stress disorder, — Taylor Armstrong, Hiding from Reality: My Story of Love, Loss, and Finding the Courage Within
Admitting the need for help may also compound the survivor's sense of defeat. The therapists Inger Agger and Soren Jense — Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
The most common emotional defense is avoidance (an ineffective coping skill for any stressor) as expressed through denia — Brian Luke Seaward, Managing Stress in Emergency Medical Services
P.T.S.D. doesn't make you weak. It makes you a survivor. — DaShanne Stokes
I’m not flailing now, as my muscles are rigid with the tension of holding myself together. The pain over my heart return — Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
Between death and hell a bridge shining silver wings offers his soul hope. — Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams