“These days, there are a great many books about childhood trauma and its effects, but at the time all the experts agreed that one should forget about it as quickly as possible and pick up where you left off.” ShouldBookLeftForgetChildhoodEffectsPicksTraumaThese DaysExpertsGreat MenChildhood Trauma Author:Peter Straub
“Childhood trauma is not necessarily a prophecy of doom, because some children are resilient or because later experiences help to restore mental health.” ChildrenHelpingChildhoodMental HealthTraumaProphecyDoomResilientChildhood Trauma Author:Richard Bentall
“There are those uncomfortable things that've passed that you have to deal with or they define you, like childhood trauma. Like when I'm lost, I just feel like somewhere along the line, if you've gone through any childhood trauma, it makes you lose your essence and it takes a while to get that back. There are certain things about that that push my buttons.” IfsFeelsCertainLostLosesLinesDealsGoneChildhoodEssenceTraumaUncomfortableButtonsChildhood TraumaDefine You Author:Mike Ness
“I think trauma gets a reductive treatment. We tend to think only violence or molestation or total abandonment qualify as "childhood trauma," but there are so many ruptures and disturbances in childhood that imprint themselves on us. Attachment begets trauma, in that broader sense, and so if we've ever been dependent on anyone, I think there is an Imago blueprint in us somewhere.” IfsThinkingViolenceChildhoodTraumaDependentTreatmentAttachmentAbandonmentBegetsDisturbanceBlueprintsChildhood TraumaRuptureMolestation Author:Melissa Febos
“The old rule about how a thing of beauty is a joy forever, in my experience, even the most beauteous thing is only a joy for about three hours, tops. After that, she'll want to tell you all about her childhood traumas. Part of meeting these jail girls is it's so sweet to look at your watch and know she'll be behind bars in half an hour.” KnowsWantLooksJoyGirlThreeHoursBehindsHalfWatchesForeverChildhoodSweetMeetingsTraumaBarsJailChildhood Trauma Book:Choke: A Novel Source: Choke: A Novel