EMDR Toolbox Quotes

“The child then is likely to take on beliefs—a self-definition—of badness or shame. And shame, in these unfortunate instances, is not just cognitive—it involves visceral responses—a feeling of giving up, or loss of energy in the body. This is the response of dorsal vagal parasympathetic activation (Porges, 2007), which is an unconditioned response to situations of impossible helplessness, or anticipation of impending death.”
― Jim Knipe, EMDR Toolbox: Theory and Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociation

“The need to be loved, accepted, and connected to other people is a very basic human motivation, grounded in the obvious importance for survival.”
― Jim Knipe, EMDR Toolbox: Theory and Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociation