Beneath the Mask of Family Unity: A Case Story Continued
Here is a second session from the family with “enforced togetherness” where one member is what I call “insane”; locked inside sanity, locked in unbending, pathological sanity.
Tag: mental health
The Mask of Family Unity
Enforced “togetherness” in families, though largely unconscious, emerges in the way a family tells its story. It is not a unity which augments family spirit, it restricts. The restriction serves a purpose for some. The need for protection is motivated by a history of trauma or too much despair. But often a family member, usually a child, may be sacrificed to maintain this appearance of group unity.
The Mask of Family Unity: A Case Story
Here’s a first session with a “misbehaving” boy that reflects the corrosive effect of “enforced unity” in families
Reflections On the Nice Quiet Man
Dave and Raluca Jacono (Raluca is a wonderful therapist/ friend of DK): We both responded similarly to the Nice Man video. ( See
The Many (Hidden) Faces of A Family
ADHD in Kids: Our family therapy view of behavior problems in kids looks at some of the hidden pattern in parenting that can contribute to these problems. Good to know. Then change is possible.
A Child’s Defiance: Looking Beneath The Surface
Dave: In an earlier post, Defiance in the Family: A Rebellion in the Name of Health, I described our idea
From The School of Life: “The Sanity of ‘Madness'”
Amy: Here’s another small reflection from Alain de Botton’s The School of Life. My only additional thought is that we
The Symbolic Meaning Of A Child’s Symptoms: What’s in the Shadows?
Dave: The birth of the baby represents a quantum jump in intimacy and the complexity of living. There is a
Depression: An Inside Story
Dave: In my view the depressed person is often the emotionally healthiest or better, the most emotionally adequate member of
Anatomy of An Affair
The extra-marital affair, or an affair which occurs in any committed relationship, ranks as one of the most traumatic events in the lives of an intimate couple. The sexual violation and, more than that, the dishonesty and betrayal make the recovery process a fragile one.