Trauma Quotes

Whenever you get a traumatic event happening in society, you tend to see certain reactions to it, such as irritability, depression, confused thinking and sleep problems... In that context, rational decision-making becomes very difficult. People tend to begin to let their thought processes be guided by their anxieties. - Richard Geist

When you travel through Montgomery County and notice the white crosses on the sides of the roads, keep in mind that the nearest trauma center to each cross is downtown Houston. The 2007 Texas Legislature will consider appropriating money for more trauma centers. If elected to the hospital district board, I plan on putting Montgomery County at the front of the line for one of these new facilities. - Jim Becka

When you play baseball you're going to have to swing, you're going to have to throw, you're going to have to defend, so that's punishment... He got pounded on his back so he had some trauma and some discomfort and that's been localized. - Tony La Russa

When you go through something that traumatic ... I was the first family member to go to the hospital and just to see her lying there, they were saying she wasn't going to make it. It's been tough just dealing with all that the past couple of weeks and all the stages you go through, the ups and downs, staying all night at the hospital ... - Mark Boswell

When you drive around Biloxi and see all those houses that have been very badly damaged and see people living in the rubble for weeks and weeks, it's easy to understand how traumatizing this has been for these families. - Irwin Redlener

When we began thinking about this year's parade and what had happened in New Orleans we realized we were two cities that had experienced trauma. After all the grief New Orleans had, they have not been able to stage their jazz funeral. We realized we could provide the venue. - Jeanne Fleming

When someone is traumatized, walls form around trauma -- like a scar -- and it's hard to get someone to open up and talk about it... Ecstasy: A Complete Guide. - Julie Holland