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“One reason that traumatic memories become dominant in PTSD is that it's so difficult to feel truly alive right now. When you can't be fully here, you go to the places where you did feel alive --- even if those places are filled with horror and misery.” — Kolk, Bessel van der

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One reason that traumatic memories become dominant in PTSD is that it's so difficult to feel truly alive right now. When you can't be fully here, you go to the places where you did feel alive --- even if those places are filled with horror and misery.
— Kolk, Bessel van der