Amnesia, which is a loss of memory, is a symptom of many different trauma and/or dissociative disorders, including PTSD, Dissociative Fugue, Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified and Dissociative Identity Disorder. Amnesia can affect both implicit and explicit memory.

~ Ruth A. Lanius

Ruth A. Lanius Abuse Amnesia Child Abuse Ddnos Dissociation Dissociative Amnesia Dissociative Disorders Dissociative Identity Disorder Fugue Fugue State Memory Memory Loss Multiple Personality Disorder Postraumatic Stress Disorder Survivors Trauma Trauma Survivor Traumatic Victim

All emotions, even those that are suppressed and unexpressed, have physical effects. Unexpressed emotions tend to stay in the body like small ticking time bombs—they are illnesses in incubation.

~ Marilyn Van Derbur

Marilyn Van Derbur Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Emotions Incest Physical Pain Physical Problems Repressed Emotions Somatic Somatic Therapy Survivor Survivor Of Abuse Survivors Of Abuse Trauma Trauma Experiences Trauma Survivor Traumatied

July 15, 1991Nita: My mother was a paragon of our neighborhood, People always come up to us with hugs, saying You have the most wonderful mother. l'd think. “Don't you see what's going on in this house?” To this day, if somehow even in jest raises their hand to me, I will do this (raises hands to protect face and cowers) I cringe. Then they look at me like, what's your probem? You don't get that from a great childhood.

~ Sarah E. Olson

Sarah E. Olson Defensive Hypervigilance Jumpy Overreact Overreaction Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Ptsd Trauma Trauma Survivor Traumatic Stress Traumatized