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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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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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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Talk therapy turns hysterical misery to mundane unhappiness.
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It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
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The French are so into themselves that they don't even notice you.
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Playing my drums is therapy.
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Focusing on a shared history of trauma and victimization alleviates their searing sense of isolation, but usually at the price of having to deny their individual differences: Members can belong only if they conform to the common code. Isolating oneself into a narrowly defined victim group promotes a view of others as irrelevant at best and dangerous at worst, which eventually only leads to further alienation. Gangs, extremist political parties, and religious cults may provide solace, but they rarely foster the mental flexibility needed to be fully open to what life has to offer and as such cannot liberate their members from their traumas. Well-functioning people are able to accept individual differences and acknowledge the humanity of others.
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At some point, we have to move away from the pack to take certain journeys on our own.
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When will they make a tractor that can furnish the manure for farm fields and produce a baby tractor every spring?
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The most important phrases in trauma therapy are “Notice that” and “What happens next?”
