Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
The most important phrases in trauma therapy are “Notice that” and “What happens next?”
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I'm terrified of therapy because I don't want it to mess with my creativity.
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In retrospect, I have devoted my scientific life mainly to the question to what extent infectious agents contribute to human cancer, trusting that this will contribute to novel modes of cancer prevention, diagnosis and, hopefully, later on, also to cancer therapy.
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My ideal relaxation is working on upholstry. I spend hours in junk shops buying furniture. I do all the upholstery work myself, and it's like therapy.
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Psychotherapy works, and some types of therapy have been shown to be much more effective than antidepressants over the long run.
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I think everybody I've seen has come from some other therapy, and almost invariably, it's very much the same thing: the therapist is too disinterested, a little too aloof, a little too inactive. They're not really interested in the person; he doesn't relate to the person.
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I think that therapy is great and can be incredibly helpful.
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I take it that a successful therapy is an oxymoron.
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Children notice things first, people later.
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You notice that he does not ask, Where am I?" says the Mayor's voice, moving out there, somewhere. "His first words are, Where is she? And his Noise says the same. Interesting.
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Show business is the best possible therapy for remorse.
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When you do your best, people notice.
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I can be normal by myself; no one notices me.
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It is irresponsible to set an arbitrary cap on how much therapy a Medicare beneficiary can receive. It ignores the health needs of our senior population - especially the oldest and sickest.
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What is divine escapes men's notice because of their incredulity.
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No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye.
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If you notice, everyone on Deep Space Nine has this weird... I mean well... weird names. It's like they chose us for that. Except Terry Farrell but she makes it in the weirdness anyway. She fits right in with us.
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Non-co-operation is the nation's notice that it is no longer satisfied to be in tutelage.
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So take care of your life and take notice and be observant, for the number of widows is always far greater than the number of widowers.
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If you actually dissect the lyrics in 'Motley Crue', you'll notice that there's a lot going on beneath the surface.
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In this world, I've got no choice: there is nothing left at all; and you don't notice, but that's all right: you don't know what it's like.
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Integrating the cut-off elements of the trauma into the ongoing narrative of life, so that the brain can recognize that “that was then, and this is now.
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Ask yourself: If I can’t avoid it, change it, or make it go away, what if I changed my response to it? What if I decided to stop letting it bother me?
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The most important phrases in trauma therapy are “Notice that” and “What happens next?”
