The body never lies: 3 (Human Condition)

The body never lies

The body never lies Author: Miller, Alice

Brand: Tusquets Editores SA

Union: Soft cover

Number of pages: 208

Release date: 19-11-2020

Details:

The dangers of somatizing psychological wounds, illustrated with great examples from world literature.
The fourth commandment, "Honor your father and your mother," inherited from traditional morality, requires us to love our parents, but it conceals a threat. Those who have been scorned or mistreated by their parents can only love them if they repress their true emotions, if they deny them. However, the body often rebels against this denial by causing serious illness.

In these pages, Alice Miller explains the messages that these illnesses reveal, and why experiencing emotions that were previously forbidden allows us to free ourselves from trauma, whether due to mistreatment, sexual abuse, or lack of affection. In fascinating portraits, Miller analyzes the consequences of denying the suffering endured in childhood in the biographies of writers such as Schiller, Joyce, Proust, Virginia Woolf, and Mishima. She then, through numerous examples, analyzes ways to escape the vicious circle of self-deception and understand the peculiar language with which the body attracts our attention.

Package Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 cm.

Languages: Spanish