July 07, 2005
Circle of Trauma
I'm sorry for all those who lost their lives and their loved ones to violence today in London, in Baghdad, in Iowa and Darfur. I am sorry for all of those who were injured and traumatized by witnessing the injuries of others. And for the generations to follow who will have parents who are hypervigilant and autonomically hyperaroused, unable to soothe themselves or their offspring, who awaken with nightmares, rage, who have suffered so much that, in protecting themselves, they victimize others.
The circle of trauma is vast, and ripples out through time.
Photo note: The other side
Posted by Dakota at July 7, 2005 08:29 PM