The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Yes, you need to detect whether somebody is getting upset with you, but if your amygdala goes into overdrive, you may become chronically scared that people hate you, or you may feel like they are out to get you.

“The greatest sources of our suffering are the lies we tell ourselves.”

“What can not be spoken to the [m]other cannot be told to the self.”