Wounded By Reality

<p>The culmination of three decades of studying and treating survivors of adult onset trauma <em>Wounded by Reality</em> is the first systematic attempt to differentiate adult onset trauma from childhood trauma with which it is frequently confused.</p><p>When catastrophic events overtake adult lives they often scar the psyche in ways that psychodynamically oriented clinicians struggle to understand. For Ghislaine Boulanger the enormous challenge of working with these patients is unsurprising. Survivors of major catastrophe whether a natural disaster a life-threatening assault a serious accident or an act of terrorism experience a near-fatal disruption of fundamental aspects of self experience. The sense of agency of affectivity of bodily integrity the capacity for self-reflection the sense of time and the ability to relate to others - all are called into question.</p>