ABSTRACT
Through a comparison with numerous scholars, and particularly with Winnicott's theories, the importance of sensoriality in generating the developmental rupture or breakdown is discussed. Working with adolescents suffering from these problems allows us to encounter modes of sensory functioning, as they are invaded by confused bodily perceptions and are carriers of unrepressed somatic memories. The author offers clinical illustrations, and in particular a case in which a sensory dream can be observed.
