Psychosis, trauma and evolution of consciousness

  • Kurt Gemsemer
Keywords: Holons, traumata, psychosis, dissociative disorders, desintegration, body of pain, awareness, cooperation, spirituality, connection, resilience

Abstract

The principles of evolution, cooperation and trust, become distracted through traumata. This concerns our human beingness as holon in all 4 quadrants. These distractions are conditioned by extreme stress, caused by interactions of social, systemic and biografic catastrophes instead of psychodynamic, intrapsychological conflicts. Psychosis is to be understood as a complex multitraumatic experience. The healing process can become generated by inversion of the posttraumatic consequences and needs therefore a good connection and spirituality as resilience factors, in order to become integrated and whole again.

Author Biography

Kurt Gemsemer

physician and psychotherapist, initially working in various psychiatric institutions and since 1981 as a Gestalt therapist in private practice Member of the German Association for Gestalt Therapy (DVG), Lomi Body Therapy Advanced Training. Many years of therapeutic experience in working with people in and after psychotic crises. Supervising activities in the social psychiatric and psychiatric field. Publications on psychosis therapy. Homepage: www.belligemsemer.de

Published
2008-07-30