“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
“Lunatics are similar to designated hitters. Often an entire family is crazy, but since an entire family can’t go into the hospital, one person is designated as crazy and goes inside. Then, depending on how the rest of the family is feeling, that person is kept inside or snatched out, to prove something about the family’s mental health.”
― Girl, Interrupted
― Girl, Interrupted
“Suicide is a form of murder - premeditated murder. It isn't something you do the first time you think of doing it. It takes getting used to. And you need the means, the opportunity, the motive. A successful suicide demands good organization and a cool head, both of which are usually incompatible with the suicidal state of mind.”
― Girl, Interrupted
― Girl, Interrupted
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