Posttraumatic Quotes

A scar had been beaten into his mind which would only heal by experience. — Ian Fleming

After a traumatic experience, the human system of self-preservation seems to go onto permanent alert, as if the danger might return at any moment. — Judith Lewis Herman

Always remember, if you have been diagnosed with PTSD, it is not a sign of weakness; rather, it is proof of your strength, because you have survived! — Michel Templet

Often it isn't the initiating trauma that creates seemingly insurmountable pain, but the lack of support after. — S. Kelley Harrell

In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder. — Jan Karon

Trauma is any stressor that occurs in a sudden and forceful way and is experienced as overwhelming. — Stephanie S. Covington

The central mechanism of the avoidance mechanism of PTSD is the ego defense of denial — Frank M. Ochberg

Childhood trauma does not come in one single package. — Asa Don Brown

Victims are members of society whose problems represent the memory of suffering, rage, and pain in a world that longs to forget. — Bessel A. Van Der Kolk

Unlike other forms of psychological disorders, the core issue in trauma is reality. — Bessel A. Van Der Kolk

Traumas produce their disintegrating effects in proportion to their intensity, duration and repetition. (1909) — Pierre Janet