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“I keep moving ahead, as always, knowing deep down inside that I am a good person and that I am worthy of a good life.”
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“In war, the damage you inflict on the enemy might be immediately apparent. The damage you inflict on yourself in doing so will only become apparent later.”
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“It is never a choice between good or bad, positive or negative. It is a choice of being present to what is required of you in the moment.”
― Life Happens To Us: A True Story
― Life Happens To Us: A True Story

“I'm a writer. I was just diagnosed with PTSD. This unfortunate diagnosis, I assure you will not stop me.”
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“I HAVE PTSD AND I hate it.... It keeps me awake at night and whenever I try to take a nap I wake up screaming in horror.”
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“Her strength is what makes her so dangerous. People like her basically make themselves be strong and neglect their insides.”
― Joyful Sorrow: Breaking Through the Darkness of Mental Illness
― Joyful Sorrow: Breaking Through the Darkness of Mental Illness

“The mind can’t clean itself out. It continues to cry. There’s always an old, dusty file room. Even when hidden from view, it’s still there, in the cerebral folders. Affecting everything.”
― We Have Shadows Too
― We Have Shadows Too
“Hope is not something that you conjure up in your own mind. Hope is an inspiration you get from the people you are around. Hope has to be shown and seen. Hope is something that is developed, that’s learned. You must see the opportunity for hope.”
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“Trigger – When you know something to be true about yourself but you are in denial of it.”
― Life Happens To Us: A True Story
― Life Happens To Us: A True Story

“How could someone like me survive a plane crash? I didn't look like someone who could do that. I wasn't someone who could do that
Maybe I hadn't Maybe I was dead. Maybe I was l was lying on the ground somewhere, rain falling over me, into my open eyes. I looked at myself in the mirror and didn't see anything. I didn't see me.”
― Miracle
Maybe I hadn't Maybe I was dead. Maybe I was l was lying on the ground somewhere, rain falling over me, into my open eyes. I looked at myself in the mirror and didn't see anything. I didn't see me.”
― Miracle

“When death settles in, it evicts the soul and devours the flesh, and reduces a whole life to nothing but dry bones and a mere smudge of bio matter.”
― Splintered Silence
― Splintered Silence

“War was nothing but brown sand and red blood. A putrid mixture that crept and oozed into every crevice of our bodies, our minds . . . our souls.”
― Splintered Silence
― Splintered Silence
“Beneath every protective behavior is a feeling of fight, flight, freeze, or fawn.
And beneath each feeling of fight, flight, freeze, or fawn is a need to be safe.
When we meet that need of safety rather than focus on the protective behavior that does not protect, we begin to deal with the cause and not the symptom.”
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And beneath each feeling of fight, flight, freeze, or fawn is a need to be safe.
When we meet that need of safety rather than focus on the protective behavior that does not protect, we begin to deal with the cause and not the symptom.”
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“Beneath every protective behavior is a feeling (emotion) of the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn.
And beneath each feeling (emotion) of the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn is a need to be safe.
When we meet that need of safety rather than focus on the protective behavior that does not protect, we begin to deal with the cause and not the symptom.”
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And beneath each feeling (emotion) of the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn is a need to be safe.
When we meet that need of safety rather than focus on the protective behavior that does not protect, we begin to deal with the cause and not the symptom.”
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“There is a good and healthy fear and then there is the negative fear. The good and health fear is just a boo, like creepypasta or horror or ghost stories. The negative fear resides in the news with war and terrorism….avoid the news.”
― Bump in the night #1
― Bump in the night #1

“Trials in life can harden your heart with bitterness or soften your heart with gladness, and the secret to choosing the latter is a perspective that embraces weakness for the glory of God and with the strength God’s grace gives.”
― Joyful Sorrow: Breaking Through the Darkness of Mental Illness
― Joyful Sorrow: Breaking Through the Darkness of Mental Illness

“If you have been raised to believe that showing weakness equates failure, let me tell you that in the kingdom of God, the one who embraces their weakness proclaims God’s worth through their humility. Don’t hide your weakness; please don’t waste it.”
― Joyful Sorrow: Breaking Through the Darkness of Mental Illness
― Joyful Sorrow: Breaking Through the Darkness of Mental Illness

“Some people talk about their PTSD as if it's a badge of honor, and I roll my fucking eyes. I'm not trying to be the PDST-esy of them all. I ignored it for a really long time. I overdosed at seventeen. I had no home for a little while. Every night I have nightmares. It's gonna end my marriage, too. I want it to end. He can't stomach my suffering and hates that he can't help me and doesn't want to do what will actually end this era. I think he loves me too much to see me in pain, and the pain he does see reminds him of his own, which is just as fucked as mine. Why can't just fucking let me cry? When the men came over, they would drug me, and I still crave those drugs to this day. Every man I look at either reminds me if those men or they don't. All men are mirrors. Whether they want to be or not. I think about those men all the time. (117)”
― The Lookback Window
― The Lookback Window

“It can be quite challenging to constantly remind ourselves that the reality we experience is merely a construct of our own minds. Despite our efforts to ground ourselves in the present, we often find ourselves getting caught up in the illusion of this fabricated world. However, it is imperative that we do not lose sight of the fact that none of this is real. The material possessions, societal norms, and societal expectations that we often place great value on are merely man-made constructs. It is crucial to maintain a sense of detachment and perspective, and to remember that ultimately, true reality lies beyond the physical realm.”
― Sex, Drugs, and Schizophrenia
― Sex, Drugs, and Schizophrenia

“PTSD may be a Russian roulette game, and I may be hoping for the bullet to enter my head. If I'm lucky, the missed revolver may give me more chances to live longer and stay stronger. Someday, if I am audacious enough, I will send the bullet to my unwanted memories instead of myself.”
― Glass Bones and Paper Skin: The Journal of Nix
― Glass Bones and Paper Skin: The Journal of Nix

“Forgiveness should be considered an elective option – not a requirement – in trauma recovery.”
― You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms
― You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms

“Forgiveness is not a panacea. It does not make trauma disappear, nor does it heal all emotional wounds.”
― You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms
― You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms

“Comparing your traumatic experience with another’s doesn’t make sense; if trauma were a competition, every survivor would be a winner.”
― You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms
― You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms

“Trauma is a thief. It steals our childhoods, years of our adult lives, or even
our entire lifetimes. It takes away our ability to feel connected to others, to
feel like we belong in the world, and to receive and extend love. It prevents
us from growing and thriving. It steals our relationships, work, physical
health, families, communities, spirituality, hobbies, passions, and identity.
And to add insult to injury, trauma then demands that we grieve these losses
in order to heal from them, which can feel overwhelming.”
― You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms
our entire lifetimes. It takes away our ability to feel connected to others, to
feel like we belong in the world, and to receive and extend love. It prevents
us from growing and thriving. It steals our relationships, work, physical
health, families, communities, spirituality, hobbies, passions, and identity.
And to add insult to injury, trauma then demands that we grieve these losses
in order to heal from them, which can feel overwhelming.”
― You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms

“Trauma is a thief. It steals our childhoods, years of our adult lives, or even our entire lifetimes. It takes away our ability to feel connected to others, to feel like we belong in the world, and to receive and extend love. It prevents us from growing and thriving. It steals our relationships, work, physical health, families, communities, spirituality, hobbies, passions, and identity. And to add insult to injury, trauma then demands that we grieve these losses in order to heal from them, which can feel overwhelming.”
― You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms
― You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms
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