Mental Illness and the Family : Unlocking the Doors to Triumph,9780966110456

Mental Illness and the Family : Unlocking the Doors to Triumph

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ISBN13: 9780966110456
ISBN10: 0966110455
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-05-15
Publisher(s): Healing Visions Pr
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Summary

A book for every family member facing mild to sever family adversity. A groundbreaking approach to triumph over the impact of mental illness and other major life adversities by strengthening each family member. As family members get stronger, the result can be healing for the whole family. Based on sound psychological tenets, this groundbreaking manual for action leads the reader on a timeless journey to find a life worth living and a loss worth enduring.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xvii
To the Reader xxi
Introduction xxxi
The Paradoxical Nature of Triumph xxxii
A Life Worth Living and a Loss Worth Enduring xxxiii
The Many Faces of Triumph xxxiv
Meet the Hartleys xxxvi
Expanding Your Container for Healing xxxix
A Full Life xlii
Ordinary People With Extraordinary Challenges xliii
Embarking on Your Own Triumphant Journey xliv
Supplementary Resources xlviii
The Shocking Facts About Serious Mental Illness
1(8)
Overview of the Problem
1(2)
Primary and Secondary Symptoms
3(1)
Shocking Numbers
4(1)
Probable Cause
5(2)
Reciprocal Causation
7(2)
The Wounds
9(16)
Profane Wounds
10(2)
Sacred Wounds
12(7)
Betrayal as a Sacred Wound
19(3)
Life Is Not as It Often Appears
22(3)
The Sufferers
25(6)
The Cast
25(1)
Negative Spells and Deep Trances
26(5)
The Family
31(4)
The Burden of Care
31(4)
The Power of Us
35(6)
Proof That Family Matters
36(1)
Two Different Families, or Are They?
36(5)
Family Systems
41(6)
Systems Theory
42(2)
A Bigger System
44(1)
The Disabel Family
45(1)
Beyond Family Systems
45(2)
Belief Systems
47(14)
The Importance of Story
48(1)
The Science of Belief
49(1)
The Psychology of Belief
50(2)
The Biology of Words
52(1)
The Meaning of Beliefs
53(1)
The Language of Beliefs
54(1)
The Neurology of Beliefs
55(2)
Psychotherapy and the Brain
57(2)
Our Beliefs Are Our Story
59(2)
The Impact on the Family
61(6)
Trauma in the Family
61(1)
Trauma and the Family Environment
62(5)
The Impact on Individual Family Members
67(8)
Parents
67(1)
Spouses
68(1)
Siblings
69(1)
Children
70(2)
Grandparents
72(1)
Extended Family
72(1)
Friends
72(3)
Family Impact and Diagnosis
75(4)
The Many Roles of Family Members
79(8)
Roles and Gender
81(1)
Beyond the Role of the Primary Sufferer
82(2)
Beyond the Role of the Secondary Sufferer
84(3)
The High Cost of Caring
87(6)
Learned Helplessness
87(1)
Secondary Stress
88(2)
Compassion Fatigue
90(3)
Caretaking vs. Caregiving
93(8)
Two Kinds of Care
94(1)
Caretaking
95(1)
Caregiving
96(2)
Care of the Self
98(1)
Guidelines for Care
99(2)
The Core Dilemma of Caring
101(4)
Individual vs. Collective Responsibility
101(1)
A Cultural Perspective
102(2)
Words of Caution
104(1)
Family Healing
105(14)
Objective Burdens
105(1)
Subjective Burdens
106(1)
Information Is Transformation
107(12)
Stages of Healing
119(8)
Chaos
120(1)
Diagnosis
121(1)
Core Issues
122(1)
Moving Beyond
122(1)
Getting It Together
123(1)
Refamilying
124(1)
Transcendence
125(2)
From Surviving to Triumphing
127(6)
Triumph Revisited
128(1)
Triumphant Families
129(1)
Effective Families
130(1)
As Good as It Gets
131(2)
The Key to Triumph
133(14)
What Is Trauma?
134(1)
The Core of Trauma
135(1)
The Meaning of Trauma
136(2)
Stories as the Gateway to Triumph
138(4)
Other Words That Heal
142(1)
Two Kinds of Justice
143(4)
Becoming a Triumphant Family
147(22)
The Abel Family
148(2)
Tales of Transformation
150(3)
Why Bad Things Can Happen
153(3)
Changing Identities
156(1)
The Creative Use of the Future
157(1)
Chaos as a Creative Experience
158(1)
Everything Is Already There
159(1)
Weaving the Strands of Triumph
160(5)
A Letter of Triumph
165(4)
The Price of Triumph
169(6)
The Role of Surrender
170(1)
Balance
170(1)
Effort and Discipline
171(4)
The Long Voyage Home
175(10)
Taking the Next Step
176(2)
The Journey to the Self
178(1)
The Journey of a Lifetime
179(3)
Modern Heroes
182(3)
Coping Strategies
185(10)
Discover What is Happening and What You Are Experiencing
186(1)
Ask Questions That Lead to Empowering Answers
187(2)
Get the Problem Out of Your Head
189(1)
``Snap'' Yourself Into a More Resourceful State
189(1)
Change Your Physiology
190(1)
Create ``Anchors''
190(1)
Know Your Allies
191(1)
Identify Actions That You Can Use to Keep You Moving Forward
191(1)
Find Ways to Become Inspired
192(1)
Do Something Safe and Radical
193(1)
Ask for Help When You Feel Lost or Overwhelmed
193(1)
Never Give Up---Ever
193(2)
The Role of the Professional
195(14)
Difficult Beliefs to Grasp
196(3)
A Full Life Revisited
199(2)
New Challenges
201(5)
Honoring the Family
206(3)
My Path to the Work
209(28)
Passion Meets Practicality
210(2)
A Novel Synthesis
212(2)
Systemic Traumatology
214(1)
Loss and Grief
215(1)
Altered States of Consciousness
216(3)
Addiction and Recovery
219(1)
Classical and Modern Mythology
220(1)
Physical Healing
221(2)
The Principles of Success
223(1)
The Science of the Brain
224(3)
The Physics of Behavior
227(2)
Chaos Theory
229(2)
Energy
231(1)
Spirituality
232(5)
Moving Forward
237(10)
Caveats
238(2)
Family Response
240(1)
Family Triumph Over Mental Illness
241(6)
APPENDIX A: Self-Help Assessment Measures
247(8)
The Most Common Errors in Thinking by Family Members Under the Influence of Mental Illness
248(2)
Answer Key
250(1)
Danger Signs for Family Members Under the Influence of Mental Illness
251(2)
Answer Key
253(2)
APPENDIX B: Useful Distinctions
255(14)
Accountability/Blame
256(1)
Advice/Support
256(1)
Affect/Feeling/Emotion
256(2)
Compassion/Pity
258(1)
Content/Process
258(1)
Enrolling/Selling
259(1)
Freedom/Slavery
259(1)
Healing/Curing
260(1)
Hero/Victim
260(1)
Human Justice/Divine Justice
261(1)
Impact/Intention
261(1)
Mind/Brain
261(1)
Old Story/New Story
262(1)
On the Court/Off the Court
262(1)
The Pain/My Pain
262(1)
Pain/Suffering
263(1)
Psychic Stunt Double/Person in Front of You
264(1)
Reactive Power/Proactive Power, or React/Respond
264(1)
Relating to/Relating From
265(1)
Simple/Easy
265(1)
Small Story/Great Story
266(1)
Stand/Position
266(1)
Teflon/Velcro
266(1)
Vision/Pipe Dream
266(1)
What (Actually) Happened/What (You Think) Happened
267(1)
Your Issue Speaking You/You're Speaking Your Issue
267(2)
APPENDIX C: Core Issues for Family Members
269(2)
APPENDIX D: Seven Journeys of Healing for Family Members
271(2)
APPENDIX E: Seven Stages of Healing for Family Members
273(2)
APPENDIX F: Eight Stages of Sacred Wounding for Family Members
275(2)
APPENDIX G: Ten Steps to Creating Meaning for Family Members
277(2)
APPENDIX H: Twelve Steps to Becoming a Triumphant Family
279(2)
APPENDIX I: Roles of the Helping Professional
281(2)
Glossary of Helpful Terms 283(18)
Bibliography 301(10)
About the Author 311(3)
Index 314

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