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As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself. . . . The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage.
Bessel van der Kolk, MD, is a Dutch psychiatrist and trauma expert based in the United States. His research, writing, and teaching focus on the effects of traumatic experiences and the treatment of post-traumatic stress (PTSD).
