Reddit reviews Trauma and Human Existence: Autobiographical, Psychoanalytic, and Philosophical Reflections (Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series)

> "The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog."

Excellent book! Another fantastic book on trauma is Trauma and Human Existence. It's only 50-odd pages but a crucial read for anyone in the field, imo.

I like to work with a definition of trauma that I read once, which is severe emotional pain that doesn't find a relational home. A key aspect of what has happened to us is that we experienced pain, and nobody really "witnessed" it, at least not in a way that helped.

You want to show him the tangible evidence of how much pain you're in, because somehow you feel like he's not seeing it. That's a real need whether or not it's okay to act on. I personally don't think he needs to see that evidence to make you feel heard and understood on this. But he does need to understand what you wanted and how you feel now.

I'd imagine things suck a lot right now. These sessions hurt. Hang in there.

I'd recommend Robert Stolorow

https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Human-Existence-Autobiographical-Psychoanalytic/dp/0881634670

and Mark Epstein

https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Everyday-Life-Mark-Epstein/dp/0143125745/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0143125745&pd_rd_r=KWK0KXCS10QF5CC83H74&pd_rd_w=bxpTj&pd_rd_wg=4Pf0Q&psc=1&refRID=KWK0KXCS10QF5CC83H74