Sara

“Talking about painful events doesn’t necessarily establish community – often quite the contrary. Families and organizations may reject members who air the dirty laundry; friends and family can lost patience with people who get stuck in their grief or hurt. This is one reason why trauma victims often withdraw and why their stories become rote narratives, edited into a form least likely to provoke rejection.”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

“While it is always best to believe in oneself, a little help from others can be a great blessing.”
― — Uncle Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender

“I had no fight left in me. Mentally and physically, I was drained. So, for now, Jack had won. I was an empty shell. I avoided conflict or discussion.”
― Paul Mason, The Cupboard Under the Stairs: A Boy Trapped in Hell...

“I thought that the world did not want me,
but the truth was that I did not want myself.”
― M.M. van der Reijden, Winter Magnolia