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“Unlike other forms of psychological disorders, the core issue in trauma is reality.”
― Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society
― Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society
“our pets help us through hard times. “In dark hours,” the poet W. H. Auden wrote of his dog Rolfi, “your silence may be of more help than many two-legged comforters.”
― Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet
― Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet
“Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.”
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“The problem with driving around Iceland is that you’re basically confronted by a new soul-enriching, breath-taking, life-affirming natural sight every five goddamn minutes. It’s totally exhausting.”
― Tales of Iceland or "Running with the Huldufólk in the Permanent Daylight"
― Tales of Iceland or "Running with the Huldufólk in the Permanent Daylight"
“Unlike simple stress, trauma changes your view of your life and yourself. It shatters your most basic assumptions about yourself and your world — “Life is good,” “I’m safe,” “People are kind,” “I can trust others,” “The future is likely to be good” — and replaces them with feelings like “The world is dangerous,” “I can’t win,” “I can’t trust other people,” or “There’s no hope.”
― Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder For Dummies
― Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder For Dummies
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