ABSTRACT

Many people seek help because they feel dragged down by a sense of inner deadness that persists in an otherwise full and meaningful life. These individuals somehow remain untouched by their own inner experiences; a deadness persists that can cripple their entire life or part of it. This book shows what is involved in enduring and working with psychic deadness in a day-to-day, session-by-session basis.

part 1|2 pages

Theoretical Soundings

chapter 1|22 pages

Psychic Death

chapter 2|12 pages

The Destructive Force

chapter 3|8 pages

Goodness and Deadness

chapter 4|4 pages

Bion’s No-thing

chapter 5|6 pages

Moral Violence

chapter 6|14 pages

Two Kinds of No-thing

part 2|2 pages

Clinical Probes

chapter 8|10 pages

The Immoral Conscience

chapter 9|14 pages

The Counterpart

chapter 10|12 pages

Counterparts in a Couple

chapter 11|12 pages

From Attraction to Meditation

chapter 12|10 pages

Primary Process and Shock

chapter 13|10 pages

Being Too Good

chapter 14|14 pages

In Praise of Gender Uncertainty

chapter 15|14 pages

Emotional Starvation

chapter 16|14 pages

Disaster Anxiety

chapter 17|12 pages

Winning Lies

chapter 18|12 pages

Boa and Flowers