Amanda Knox

Like a lot of, not all of us, but a lot of us have this very forgiving, generous attitude towards the people who have harmed us. And I think that's in part due to the fact that our trauma was not just a trauma of an instant, right? It wasn't just the moment we were wrongly convicted and sentenced to, in my case, 26 years in prison. It was the fact that it just kept going.

Like a lot of, not all of us, but a lot of us have this very forgiving, generous attitude towards the people who have harmed us. And I think that's in part due to the fact that our trauma was not just a trauma of an instant, right? It wasn't just the moment we were wrongly convicted and sentenced to, in my case, 26 years in prison. It was the fact that it just kept going.

You wake up and you're still in a prison cell where you shouldn't be, and years go by where you live with this trauma that keeps asserting itself and keeps reopening the wound every single day. And there's only so much anger you can hold while you are surviving an ongoing, protracted, prolonged trauma. And so you learn to hold the trauma

You wake up and you're still in a prison cell where you shouldn't be, and years go by where you live with this trauma that keeps asserting itself and keeps reopening the wound every single day. And there's only so much anger you can hold while you are surviving an ongoing, protracted, prolonged trauma. And so you learn to hold the trauma

You wake up and you're still in a prison cell where you shouldn't be, and years go by where you live with this trauma that keeps asserting itself and keeps reopening the wound every single day. And there's only so much anger you can hold while you are surviving an ongoing, protracted, prolonged trauma. And so you learn to hold the trauma

and also hold on to what you need to survive that protracted trauma. And what you need to survive often is not anger. It is a sense of like acceptance And acknowledgement of the imperfections of reality and other human beings.

and also hold on to what you need to survive that protracted trauma. And what you need to survive often is not anger. It is a sense of like acceptance And acknowledgement of the imperfections of reality and other human beings.

and also hold on to what you need to survive that protracted trauma. And what you need to survive often is not anger. It is a sense of like acceptance And acknowledgement of the imperfections of reality and other human beings.

You described how you got to that place in this book. But even as I was reading it, that was something that I couldn't relate to that. Because when I think, you talked about putting yourself in someone else's shoes. I was trying to do that. Yeah. And the place that I got to was just anger. Like I don't.

You described how you got to that place in this book. But even as I was reading it, that was something that I couldn't relate to that. Because when I think, you talked about putting yourself in someone else's shoes. I was trying to do that. Yeah. And the place that I got to was just anger. Like I don't.

You described how you got to that place in this book. But even as I was reading it, that was something that I couldn't relate to that. Because when I think, you talked about putting yourself in someone else's shoes. I was trying to do that. Yeah. And the place that I got to was just anger. Like I don't.

And I think that you're incredibly brave and strong for having that mindset and getting to that place because putting myself in your shoes, I really feel like I would be so angry all the time.

And I think that you're incredibly brave and strong for having that mindset and getting to that place because putting myself in your shoes, I really feel like I would be so angry all the time.

And I think that you're incredibly brave and strong for having that mindset and getting to that place because putting myself in your shoes, I really feel like I would be so angry all the time.

I mean, here's the thing. The anger is there. It's just not the only feeling, right? I'm still angry, you know, like it's because it's an angering situation. It is an injustice. And so I experience anger to this day. I experience hurt to this day because there are still ways that I'm continuing this. protracted trauma is not over for me.

I mean, here's the thing. The anger is there. It's just not the only feeling, right? I'm still angry, you know, like it's because it's an angering situation. It is an injustice. And so I experience anger to this day. I experience hurt to this day because there are still ways that I'm continuing this. protracted trauma is not over for me.

I mean, here's the thing. The anger is there. It's just not the only feeling, right? I'm still angry, you know, like it's because it's an angering situation. It is an injustice. And so I experience anger to this day. I experience hurt to this day because there are still ways that I'm continuing this. protracted trauma is not over for me.

Like I just got a little while ago, I just got reconvicted of the lesser crime in this case. And, you know, they say that I was sentenced to three years time served and like, that's bullshit. And like, I'm still fighting an ongoing drama of being the girl accused of murder and the girl who's guilt adjacent. And like, all of that is still happening. And

Like I just got a little while ago, I just got reconvicted of the lesser crime in this case. And, you know, they say that I was sentenced to three years time served and like, that's bullshit. And like, I'm still fighting an ongoing drama of being the girl accused of murder and the girl who's guilt adjacent. And like, all of that is still happening. And

Like I just got a little while ago, I just got reconvicted of the lesser crime in this case. And, you know, they say that I was sentenced to three years time served and like, that's bullshit. And like, I'm still fighting an ongoing drama of being the girl accused of murder and the girl who's guilt adjacent. And like, all of that is still happening. And