{"quotes":[{"text":"Ger says that Kat has a tendency to push things to extremes, to go over the edge, merely from a juvenile desire to shock, which is hardly a substitute for wit. One of these days, he says, she will go way too far. Too far for him, is what he means.","author":"Margaret Atwood","tags":["desire","extremes","shock","strong-woman","strong-women"],"id":15229,"author_id":"Margaret+Atwood"},{"text":"When my first attempt failed, fear brought into me a shock... I gave a smile, only to realize that my shock was gone. A smile is a shock absorber!","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["absorb","absorber","afraid","attempt","fear","first-attempt","food-for-thought","frighten","give-a-smile","israelmore-ayivor","laughter","shock","shock-absorber","smile","smiling"],"id":16054,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"Draco, do it, or stand aside so one of us -' screeched the woman, but at that precise moment the door to the ramparts burst open once more and there stood Snape, his wand clutched in his hand as his black eyes swept the scene, from Dumbledore slumped against the wall, to the four Death Eaters, including the enraged werewolf, and Malfoy.'We've got a problem, Snape,' said the lumpy Amycus, whose eyes and wand were fixed alike upon Dumbledore, 'the boy doesn't seem able -'But somebody else had spoken Snape's name, quite softly.'Severus ...'The sound frightened Harry beyond anything he had experienced all evening. For the first time, Dumbledore was pleading.Snape said nothing, but walked forwards and pushed Malfoy roughly out of the way. The three Death Eaters fell back without a word. Even the werewolf seemed cowed.Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore, and there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face.'Severus ... Please ...'Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore. 'Avada Kedavra!","author":"J.K. Rowling","tags":["avada-kedavra","death","dumbledore","harry-potter","malfoy","shock","snape","terror"],"id":21551,"author_id":"J.K.+Rowling"},{"text":"There are two types of fear:There is a fear of something that is presently before you, be it a monster under your bed or a knife welding maniac pounding his fist through your door. It’s a fear that you recognize as a fear that is approaching you at the very moment. It may not even be something drastic, it could very well be that the fear before you may be a confrontation with an enemy, a fear of heights or even a fear of tuna (trust me, it exists). Regardless, the fear is in your face and it's not going anywhere.The second type of fear is a type of in which you do not see a reaction right away, or in some cases, ever. You make work on something your entire life and fear the outcome, but the outcome may only catch up with you years down the road. This fear seems to come in more forms than we mere mortals can comprehend. It is a fear of success, a fear of failure; a fear of unbelievable strength and power. It can crush you under its masculine hand and suck the life out of you because although it is not standing before you staring you right in the eye, it is mentally tormenting you to the point of self destruction.","author":"Leigh Hershkovich","tags":["destruction","fear","mental","shock"],"id":25097,"author_id":"Leigh+Hershkovich"},{"text":"God has mercifully ordered that the human brain works slowly; first the blow, hours afterwards the bruise.","author":"Walter de la Mare","tags":["brain","mind","shock","trauma","wounds"],"id":27324,"author_id":"Walter+de+la+Mare"},{"text":"For what seemed a long time Mat knelt there with his father's dead wrist in his hand, while his mind arrived and arrived and yet arrived at that place and time and that body lying still on the soiled and bloodied stones.","author":"Wendell Berry","tags":["death-of-a-loved-one","murder","shock"],"id":41920,"author_id":"Wendell+Berry"},{"text":"SHOCK ABSORBERSVeterans scream in their dreams, reliving nightmares so that we can sleep peacefully.","author":"Kamil Ali","tags":["absorber","ali","dawn","dream","kamil","kamilthe","nightmare","peace","peaceful","relive","scream","shock","spawn","veteran"],"id":46754,"author_id":"Kamil+Ali"},{"text":"Blame is a Defense Against PowerlessnessBetrayal trauma changes you. You have endured a life-altering shock, and are likely living with PTSD symptoms— hypervigilance, flashbacks and bewilderment—with broken trust, with the inability to cope with many situations, and with the complete shut down of parts of your mind, including your ability to focus and regulate your emotions.Nevertheless, if you are unable to recognize the higher purpose in your pain, to forgive and forget and move on, you clearly have chosen to be addicted to your pain and must enjoy playing the victim.And the worst is, we are only too ready to agree with this assessment! Trauma victims commonly blame themselves. Blaming oneself for the shame of being a victim is recognized by trauma specialists as a defense against the extreme powerlessness we feel in the wake of a traumatic event. Self-blame continues the illusion of control shock destroys, but prevents us from the necessary working through of the traumatic feelings and memories to heal and recover.","author":"Sandra Lee Dennis","tags":["affect","affect-regulation","betrayal","betrayal-bond","betrayal-trauma","betrayal-trauma-theory","blame","control","emotional-health","emotions","higher-purpose","hypervigilance","illusion","memories","mental-health","mental-illness","out-of-control","posttraumatic-stress","posttraumatic-stress-disorder","powerlessness","ptsd","regulate-emotions","self-blame","shock","trauma","trauma-victims","traumatic","traumatic-experiences","traumatic-memories","traumatized","victim-blaming","victimhood","victimization","victims"],"id":105905,"author_id":"Sandra+Lee+Dennis"},{"text":"You can recover from the state of shock.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["faith","healing","inspiratioanal","shock"],"id":106569,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Your spirit must be strong to survive a shock.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["adversity","motivational","shock","spirituality"],"id":118148,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":58,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}