“We have learned that trauma is not just an event that took place sometime in the past; it is also the imprint left by that experience on mind, brain, and body. This imprint has ongoing consequences for how the human organism manages to survive in the present.” MindPsychologyMental HealthTraumaPtsd Author:Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
“Trauma changes people. In fact, they are no longer themselves. It is excruciatingly difficult to put that feeling of no longer being yourself in words.” PsychologyTrauma Book:Body Keeps The Score Source: Body Keeps The Score
“If the people whom you naturally turn to for care and protection reject you, you learn to shut down and to ignore how you feel.” PsychologyTrauma Book:Body Keeps The Score Source: Body Keeps The Score