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Bessel A. van der Kolk Quote

In the culture people talk about trauma as an event that happened a long time ago. But what trauma is, is the imprints that event has left on your mind and in your sensations... the discomfort you feel and the agitation you feel and the rage and the helplessness you feel right now.

Bessel A. van der Kolk

In the culture people talk about trauma as an event that happened a long time ago. But what trauma is, is the imprints that event has left on your mind and in your sensations... the discomfort you feel and the agitation you feel and the rage and the helplessness you feel right now.

Tags: effects of child abuse, helplessness, imprint, mental health, mind body connection, posttraumatic stress disorder, ptsd, trauma, traumatized

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