Running Over a Chinaman: A tale about surviving in the Web of Trauma - Couverture souple

Jones, Julie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0987319795 ISBN 13 : 9780987319791

Editeur : MoshPit Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Western tradition has long held that the Chinese are a lucky people, so a Westerner experiencing a run of misfortune is often asked if they have 'run over a Chinaman'.CJ is one of these people. In fact, friends had often asked CJ how many Chinamen she had run over in her last life. Sometimes, she was asked if she had ever been hit by lightning or if she had been on a ladder when a black cat walked underneath it. The comments we facetious but not intended to cause harm. Yet, with the sharpness of ice, they unfailingly connected to that part of CJ's soul that questioned whether she was to blame, or whether she was in some other way responsible for the tragic events that had unfolded in her life.Gain an insider's view of how trauma affects an otherwise sunny mind. Walk - or run - through life with CJ as she bounces from trauma to trauma until the day when she finally works out which way is up.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Julie explains: I used to be fine In 1983, I graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Sydney. In this capacity, I worked with the most disempowered groups in our society and I advocated strongly for my clients. Following an intense period of personal trauma, I discovered that being a professional does not make one immune from mental health issues. Being on the other side of the fence is an eye opening experience and I was horrified to discover, lurking under my proactive professional persona, attitudes that shocked and challenged me. I was fearful and ashamed that I was ill. This sense of shame and fear of what others, friends and professionals might think surprised me, and shook my world. I was unable to apply the views that I had always advocated as a social worker, to my own situation. The place I found myself in was lonely and isolated, and I desperately wanted to be invisible. My personal hypocrisy profoundly surprised me, and my shame became twofold. I was easily able to apply the prescription of stigma to myself in an efficient and disabling manner. The healing begins Writing this book has been one of the most frightening and confronting experiences that I have encountered in life. One night, after waking from a nightmare of physical and mental extremity, I retrieved an exercise book from my desk and just started to write. I wonder now whether that action stemmed from a desperate need to feel that I still had some control over events occurring in my life. I was a prisoner of fear and a gut wrenching sadness that immobilised and paralysed my patterns of thought. I no longer recognised myself. It is highly likely that the random act of picking up that pen saved my life. It is with these thoughts and insights that I present to you Running Over a Chinaman, an anecdotal story of mental illness and recovery. It is important to note that Running Over a Chinaman is not a textbook. It is a tool to aid social workers, counsellors, GPs, psychologists, psychiatrists and case workers in opening discussion with clients, patients and their families. This resource has been developed as a 'safe' place for your clients to visit, as a window into someone else's mind, and as a mutual ground for conversation to enable the client to apply their learnings from someone else's experiences to their own.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: MoshPit Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0987319795
• ISBN 13: 9780987319791
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 195
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