“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 Sadly, this quote speaks to me today. I had to take medication for an insane panic attack that popped up out of nowhere, and I'm trying not to … Continue reading After A Traumatic Experience…
Judith Lewis Herman
The Conflict
“The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of psychological trauma.” ―Judith Lewis Herman
