Bessel van der Kolk Quotes

Some people, some kids particularly, are able to disappear into a fantasy world, to dissociate, to pretend like it isnt happening, and are able to go on with their lives. And sometimes it comes back to haunt them.
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Disappear Fantasy Sometimes
Their bodies are constantly bombarded by visceral warning signs, and, in an attempt to control these processes, they often become expert at ignoring their gut feelings and in numbing awareness of what is played out inside. They learn to hide from their selves.
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Control Except Ignore Warning
Trauma really does confront you with the best and the worst. You see the horrendous things that people do to each other, but you also see resiliency, the power of love, the power of caring.
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Caring Commitment Dark
People have a range of capacities to deal with overwhelming experience.
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Goes Kids People
The power of commitment, the power of commitment to oneself, the knowledge that there are things that are larger than our individual survival. And in some ways, I don’t think you can appreciate the glory of life unless you also know the dark side of life
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Knowledge Larger Power Survival
You can’t see the glory of life if you haven’t seen the dark side of life.
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Dark Glory Sides
The single most important issue for traumatized people is to find a sense of safety in their own bodies.
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Issues People Safety
The parent-child connection is the most powerful mental health intervention known to mankind.
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Children Parent Powerful

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