"I sit there pouring out my woes year after year, coming up with one enormity after another about my mother and the way she let me down; but it doesn't make me any the less fearful"
- Lars von Trier
About this Quote
This quote by Lars von Trier talks to the power of unsolved trauma and the fear that can include it. The speaker is putting out their troubles, stating the enormities of their mother and how she let them down. Regardless of this, the speaker is still fearful. This suggests that the speaker has not been able to process their injury and the fear stays. This fear is most likely rooted in the speaker's failure to challenge their mom and the unsolved issues between them. The speaker's worry is a suggestion of the power of unresolved trauma and the requirement to confront it in order to move forward. It is a reminder that even when we are able to reveal our pain, it does not necessarily suggest that we have actually recovered from it.
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