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2ef558e It is as though some old part of yourself wakes up in you, terrified, useless in the life you have, its skills and habits destructive but intact, and what is left of the present you, the person you have become, wilts and shrivels in sadness or despair: the person you have become is only a thin shell over this other, more electric and endangered self. The strongest, the least digested parts of your experience can rise up and put you back where you were when they occurred; all the rest of you stands back and weeps. flashbacks post-traumatic-stress-disorder posttraumatic-stress-disorder terror ptsd Peter Straub
7025e83 He was the only one who seemed to realize that she didn't want to be left alone to her trauma and bad memories, even if she got annoyed when he inquired about her life. She hated to be all alone, a paradox considering she generally disliked people. post-traumatic-stress-disorder misanthropy Rebecca McNutt