Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their bodies are constantly bombarded by visceral warning signs, and, in an attempt to control these...

Avoid those who seek friends in order to maintain a certain social status or to open doors they would not otherwise be able to approach.

I love running. I’m not into marathons, but I am into avoiding problems at an accelerated rate.

You cannot avoid what you fear because what you fear is inside of you.

He was through with this conversation. As a rule, they tended to avoid questions like “How sane are we?” and “Do our lives have meaning?” The need for avoidance was acute and apparent to both...