“With every door closed to them, Vietnam veterans shut up, swallowing the shame of a nation. They attempted to slot back into their old lives the way society expected, but they weren’t the same men, and the holes they had left behind didn’t fit them any more.” ShameVietnam WarWar Trauma Book:Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War Source: Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War
“That they had seen it, and not tried to stop it, made me wonder if they too thought I deserved to be treated that way. Long after they had gone I felt their eyes on me as hot as a brand, burning the shame of exposure deep into my skin.” ShameDomestic ViolenceChildhood TraumaDomestic AbuseFamily Violence Book:Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War Source: Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War