The Stranger in the Mirror by Marlene Steinberg

For example, normal people experience dissociative symptoms in everyday life, and dissociation is as widespread as anxiety and depression and may explain such intriguing phenomena as past lives and near-death or out-of-body experiences.īased on rigorous scientific testing, Dr. It not only debunks many myths surrounding dissociation but also offers some startling revelations. The Stranger in the Mirror offers the general public unique guidelines for identifying dissociative symptoms, as well as for treatment and recovery. Because dissociative experiences are often illusive and hard to describe, they are rarely reported to therapists. There is a strong possibility that you or someone you know suffers from some dissociative condition. Since dissociation can be a person 's standard response to trauma, its symptoms are a common reaction to such life-threatening events as a car accident or such intense, lasting traumas as rape. This hidden epidemic has occurred simply because people have been unable to identify their problem, or were not asked the right questions about their symptoms.

The surprising truth revealed in The Stranger in the Mirror, a groundbreaking book based on eighteen years of pioneering research, is that millions of people have dissociative symptoms that have gone undetected or untreated. These are all symptoms of dissociation-a fragmented state of consciousness involving feelings of disconnection and amnesia that affects 30 million individuals in North America alone. You feel as if you're going through the motions of life. You can't remember if you actually did something or only thought you did.

Code).You peer into the mirror and have trouble recognizing yourself. This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Her innovative method of treatment will benefit anyone in search of a healthier sense of self and a heightened capacity for joy. Filled with fascinating case histories of people with multiple personalities, this book provides enlightening insights into how all of us respond to trauma and overcome it. Marlene Steinberg's breakthrough diagnostic test. The Stranger in the Mirror offers unique guidelines for identifying and recovering from dissociative symptoms based on Dr. These are all symptoms of dissociation - a debilitating psychological condition involving feelings of disconnection that affects 30 million people in North America and often goes untreated.

You feel as if you're going through the motions of life or you're watching a movie of yourself. You peer into the mirror and have trouble recognizing yourself. Here is the book's summary from :ĭiscover groundbreaking findings on a hidden epidemic - and why it so often is misdiagnosed. A group discussion about Marlene Steinberg's fascinating book, The Stranger in The Mirror: Dissociation- The Hidden Epidemic.

The Stranger in the Mirror by Marlene Steinberg