💔 Dissociation

Narratives and studies exploring the mind's capacity to detach from reality—whether as trauma response, psychological condition, or literary device. These books illuminate the strange terrain between presence and absence within the self.

Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations

by Franz Ruppert • 2005

Emotional bonding is how trauma travels from parent to child. Family constellations map the route.

4.06

262

🫂 Trauma Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🌌 Family Constellations

Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations

Emotional bonding is how trauma travels from parent to child. Family constellations map the route.

by Franz Ruppert 2005

4.06

262 ratings

🫂 Trauma Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🌌 Family Constellations

A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD

by Arielle Schwartz • 2020

Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.

4.23

416

🧠 Complex Ptsd 🩹 Childhood Trauma ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🌿 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion

A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD

Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.

by Arielle Schwartz 2020

4.23

416 ratings

🧠 Complex Ptsd 🩹 Childhood Trauma ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🌿 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion

NeuroLogic

by Eliezer J. Sternberg • 2016

Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.

4.26

848

🧠 Unconscious Processing 🔄 Dual Process Theory 💭 Reconstructive Memory 🏋️ Mental Rehearsal 🪞 Self And Identity

NeuroLogic

Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.

by Eliezer J. Sternberg 2016

4.26

848 ratings

🧠 Unconscious Processing 🔄 Dual Process Theory 💭 Reconstructive Memory 🏋️ Mental Rehearsal 🪞 Self And Identity

Trauma and the Body

by Pat Ogden • 2006

To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.

4.40

614

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Therapy 🌡️ Arousal Regulation 🔗 Attachment Repair 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Trauma and the Body

To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.

by Pat Ogden 2006

4.40

614 ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Therapy 🌡️ Arousal Regulation 🔗 Attachment Repair 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Trauma and the Soul

by Donald Kalsched • 2012

Trauma fractures the psyche to protect its core. The inner guardians become the torturers.

4.52

455

🧠 Jungian Psychology 🩹 Trauma Therapy 👶 Inner Child Work 💭 Dream Interpretation 🌱 Psychospiritual Growth

Trauma and the Soul

Trauma fractures the psyche to protect its core. The inner guardians become the torturers.

by Donald Kalsched 2012

4.52

455 ratings

🧠 Jungian Psychology 🩹 Trauma Therapy 👶 Inner Child Work 💭 Dream Interpretation 🌱 Psychospiritual Growth

Addiction by Design

by Natasha Dow Schüll • 2012

Machine gambling is engineered to dissolve the self. Winning is just a chance to keep playing.

4.18

1k+

🎰 Machine Gambling 🏛️ Casino Design 🧠 Addiction Studies 🧩 Behavioral Design 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism

Addiction by Design

Machine gambling is engineered to dissolve the self. Winning is just a chance to keep playing.

by Natasha Dow Schüll 2012

4.18

1k+ ratings

🎰 Machine Gambling 🏛️ Casino Design 🧠 Addiction Studies 🧩 Behavioral Design 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism

Borderline Bodies

by Clara Mucci • 2018

Personality disorders are stored in the body before language. That means the cure cannot be words.

4.56

🛋️ Clinical Psychology 👶 Attachment Theory 🧒 Developmental Trauma 🫀 Somatic Psychology ⚖️ Affect Regulation

Borderline Bodies

Personality disorders are stored in the body before language. That means the cure cannot be words.

by Clara Mucci 2018

4.56

9 ratings

🛋️ Clinical Psychology 👶 Attachment Theory 🧒 Developmental Trauma 🫀 Somatic Psychology ⚖️ Affect Regulation

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