“Trauma lives in the sea of my body, awash in the waters of forgetting.”— Natasha Trethewey, amazon.com
“You are not overreacting. You are not being hysterical. You are seeing another example of just how little respect and care we give to survivors. This is traumatizing.”— Amanda Deibert, medium.com
“Individuals high on the dark triad traits appear to exhibit an empathic profile that allows them to retain their ability to read and assess others’ emotions, and subsequently utilize this sensitive information to formulate strategies with which they can acquire what they want, while their lack of af…”— Michael Wai, Niko Tiliopoulos, sciencedirect.com
“Consider for a moment that what you call your "personality" is actually just a composite of habits & behavioral patterns you developed to cope with trauma. Now ask yourself, who am I outside of my pain? Who would I be if I stopped living life as a product of my story?”— Ebonee Davis, twitter.com
“Many abused children cling to the hope that growing up will bring escape and freedom. But the personality formed in the environment of coercive control is not well adapted to adult life. The survivor is left with fundamental problems in basic trust, autonomy, and initiative. She approaches the task…”— Judith Herman, amazon.com