Hurt People Hurt People

The author’s melancholic, yet, optimistic tone expresses his resolve to forgive his father. Bragg’s harrowing, but coveted recollections of the past paint a far-flung, yet hopeful chance of remission:

Laurell K. Hamilton spoke in great words that, “there are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” Hamilton embodied a central state of mind of a person who is mentally ill. The wounds mentioned are those caused, and worsened, by traumatic events and public perception of a person with a mental illness. The women in the short stories that have been read embody an internal injury caused by an outward force. In “Story of an Hour”, “Rose for Emily”, and “Yellow Wallpaper” it is impactfully shown how traumatic life experiences can lead to and worsen mental illnesses.

Throughout the book, Dr. Perry reinforces that children need love, support, and nurturing in order to develop healthy behaviors. We gain insight into the lives and circumstances surrounding his patients. Sandy at the age of three witnessed her mother’s murder in which the murder also cut Sandy’s throat and left her for dead. In order for Sandy to overcome the trauma in her life, she would use Dr. Perry to reenact her mother’s death as well as repeating the last words her attacker said, “It’s for your own good, dude” (Perry & Szalavitz, 2006, p. 45). After months and months of therapy, Sandy transformed her reenactment. Sandy’s progress was slow but she is recovering. Dr. Perry stated, “she is having the kind of satisfying and productive

Pains hurt Jeannette Walls. It hurts her physically and mentally. Especially when those pains are caused not just by physical harassment caused or those of sexual abuses she experienced or acknowledged happening to her and her family but also the dysfunctionality of her family. The way Jeannette processed and respond to all the misfortunes and abuses of life hints us a rather insightful view of how perceptions and knowledge shape certain prejudices and judgments upon another person 's circumstance.

"The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared,” Lois Lowry wrote in the book The Giver (154). The character in this book live in a futuristic community that has eliminated everything that causes pain. There are strict rules governing rudeness, and so characters are not allowed to ask any question that will call out anyone as an individual. The characters do not feel emotions, or love, so they never feel hurt or betrayed. Even little everyday things such as smashing a finger in a door do not cause the characters pain, because they have a medicine called Relief of Pain accessible to them all the time. They also do not have to bear the unpleasant memories of the past. Only one person

This is the type of book which truly makes you stop and think about the life you are living. For me, I have been spending the last year worrying about my grandfather, who has been battling with the diagnosis of Stage IV Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. This book really hit home with me, reminding me what my grandfather has gone through and how lucky my family is to be where we are today. At this point in time, my grandfather is cancer free, and every day I remind myself that we truly cannot take anything for granted. This book hits that idea exactly on the head that we truly cannot take anything for

A challenge Wiesel and Beah face is dealing with pain in all forms of it. In A Long Way Gone, Beah took some bullet wounds during war. In A Long Way Gone Beah states,“How did you get these scars? Bullet wounds” (Beah 248). Beah experiences physical pain in this instance, which relates

Human development is an ongoing process of not just, Hawkins concentric circle known as, the body, but the soul. His Temporal Systems circle that includes family, friends, church, society, government, economy, and education are what help shape and develop these areas of one’s life. During this process of human development painful things happen and if not dealt with can cause damaging results later. The title of Wilson’s book, Hurt People Hurt People, is a perfect description of what can happen. Wilson, knowing change is not easy, said it best when she said, “We must enter the change process with open eyes. When we do, we’ll see that the necessary truth requires tears, time and even some terror” (p. 96).

2. Throughout the essay, Walker chooses particular moments in her life to show how much she was affected by her injury throughout her entire life. She selects moments from different ages to show that time never healed how she felt about her injury. At every age, she came across moments that made her feel bad about the way she looked, whether it was from mean kids at school or taking a picture for a cover story. All the experiences she described related to her theme of “not changing” because although she was going through changes by growing up, her thoughts regarding her injury never did. Once she changed on the outside, she confidence about herself changed as well, so all the experiences she presented shows that she actually had

Dr. Sacks appeals to morals, values, and emotions in his argument. He, being a doctor, is spending his life helping others to heal and live with their illnesses and disabilities. He also appeals to emotion by going into detail about feelings he, along with patients, has while being diagnosed and treated with each disorder. This allows the reader to create his/her own feelings for the patients.

“After a traumatic experience, the human system of self preservation seems to go into permanent alert, as if the danger might return at any moment” (Judith Lewis Herman). The psychoanalyst Lewis Herman describes how encountering agonizing pain causes individuals to become more cautious as a result. The psychoanalytic lens is based on Freudian theories and asserts that “ people’s behavior is affected by their unconscious:...the notion that human beings are motivated, even driven, by desire, fears, needs, and conflicts of which they are unaware…” (Tyson 14-15) High schools a place where tragedy are brought upon people, but their voices aren’t heard. Melinda, a high school freshman, is the protagonist in Laurie Halse Anderson’s book, Speak.

A trait that stands out in the book is the symptom of bodily memories. In Melinda’s case, during a frog dissection in her science class, she remembers the opening up and even says, “She doesn’t say a word. She is already dead. A scream starts in my gut – I can feel the cut, smell the dirt, feel the leaves in my hair.” (81). One of the other symptoms that Melinda has is self-harm. The first time that this is shown in the book, Melinda says this, “I open up a paper clip and scratch it across the inside of my left wrist. Pitiful. If a suicide attempt is a cry for help, then what is this? A whimper, a peep?” (87). Melinda also has a hard time talking to her parents about the rape to which she says, “How can I talk to them about that night? How can I start?” (72). Some victims recover from such a traumatic experience, while others don’t and live a lifetime of depression and must undergo intense therapy. In Melinda’s case, she finds redemption by talking to her parents and the guidance counselor, and putting her faith into her teachers, friends, and her art project at school. Because rape can affect anybody anywhere, everyone should be aware of the circumstances, and how to deal with it.

1. Comment on the passage on page 54 that begins "Most of the craziness in this world-violence, addictions and frenetic activity comes from running away from pain." Disguising a person 's name (if you use one) and applying the value of confidentiality, discuss some of your observations at your field placement of people (or perhaps even staff or the organization as a whole) in "pain". Using a "person in environment" perspective and a bio-psycho-social-spiritual lens, discuss your findings. (Hint: use this question to get ready to informally present a case or pertinent clinical example during small group in the next few weeks.)

Would you like to know if someone was hurting you? In the short story “Flowers For Algernon” by Daniel Keyes this idea is more explored. Due to this it is often argued whether ignorance is bliss or not. On one hand people often suggest, if you are aware of the humiliation you can prevent yourself from being hurt. On the other hand it is suggested that if you aren't aware of what is happening you will not get hurt internally. After this it is proved that Charlie is better off being ignorant because of what he has been experiencing. These experiences have caused him to lose his relationships, including him having lost his confidence in himself.

The emotional focus of Alice Walker's story is rage, red-hot and isolating.  As I read this piece, I became livid, not only at the thought of her devastating