You can’t see the glory of life if you haven’t seen the dark side of life.
Unlike other forms of psychological disorders, the core issue in trauma is reality.
The parent-child connection is the most powerful mental health intervention known to mankind.
People have a range of capacities to deal with overwhelming experience. 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.