“I’ve begun to realize that behind every story there is a gap that nourishes wisdom with great strength. And people misunderstand it as the end.” ―Efrat Cybulkiewicz
Psychology
How Hurtful…
“How hurtful it can be to deny one's true self and live a life of lies just to appease others.” ―June Ahern
A Whole-Body Tragedy
“PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous proportions with massive repercussions.” ―Susan Pease Banitt
Traumatic Events
“Traumatic events, by definition, overwhelm our ability to cope. When the mind becomes flooded with emotion, a circuit breaker is thrown that allows us to survive the experience fairly intact, that is, without becoming psychotic or frying out one of the brain centers. The cost of this blown circuit is emotion frozen within the body. … Continue reading Traumatic Events
