Malcolm Ocean 🏴‍☠️@Malcolm_Ocean• almost 5 years ago

I have an addition to this: healing from trauma also involves learning that it's okay to want what you want. (Not all wants are going to be satisfiable directly without causing others' suffering, but it's still entirely okay for the want to exist.) https://t.co/NDtah7SVw7

Malcolm Ocean 🏴‍☠️@Malcolm_Ocean• over 5 years ago

Healing from trauma amounts to learning that it is okay to know what you know, and feel what you feel. — Bessel van der Kolk (quoted from my notes of an out-loud remark, so maybe slightly paraphrased, hence no " marks)

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