Barbara Dowds: 2 books
Depression and the Erosion of the Self in Late Modernity
The Lesson of Icarus
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Depression is not a disease of the brain, a genetic disability or even a mood disorder. Rather, shutdown, numbness or sadness are non-pathological adaptations to adverse childhood and adult environments. This challenging book thus understands depression as a wise response to an unliveable situation....
Beyond the Frustrated Self
Overcoming Avoidant Patterns and Opening to Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
This book foregrounds the life struggles of an individual, Brenda, in such a way that argument and theoretical exploration arise organically out of experience. The "frustration" of the title is traced to avoidant attachment - pretending not to need others. In Brenda this is associated with...