Showing posts with label Shock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shock. Show all posts

Friday, November 16, 2012

Cowardice

The Book Thief by Zusak

p. 115

"is there cowardice in the acknowledgement of fear? Is there cowardice in being glad that you lived?"

Blindfold and Alone by Corns and Hughes-Wilson

p. 48

"Fear, panic, terror- all go into the equation of 'cowardice'. It is perhaps the outcome that is the true arbiter of cowardice, such as refusing to obey the order to attack, or running away in fear. Cowardice is in fact the individual's reaction to his (very natural) fear, not the fear itself, despite its only too obvious manifestation. Fear is not cowardice."

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Before, during, and after.

Before, during, and after.
It's true that you never look the same after something happens.  PTSD changes the way your brain works, why shouldn't it change the way your face looks? Some people say they can tell differences in before and after photographs of me.
I rarely show anyone before photographs. 

Tim Hetherington
His photos kind of broke me.  I've never been able to scream after what happened to me, except for in my sleep.  This is what I always wanted to do.