To add to Maria's point about making simplistic statements about the
origins or patterns seen in the complex context of what gets labelled as
"mental illness" or "psychosis" at a personal or community level,
* dissociation presents as psychosis
* hyjacking of amygdala in triggered trauma states presents as psychosis
* dementia due to substance toxicity presents as psychosis
* withdrawal symptoms when dependant on alcohol or drugs presents as
psychosis
* fear and rage reactions due to current abuse, oppression or climate
trauma/loss of habitat, presents as psychosis
*cultural fragmentation, divisiveness, violence and failure to protect the
most vulnerable (as in current USA) can present as psychosis
While every generation and every peoples probably holds an unacknowledged
murder, and an unacknowledged murderer and unacknowledged witnesses to such
a murder, not every descendant of this history reveals mental illness or
psychosis.
Warmly
Eimear
Eimear O'Neill PhD
Website;
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Community Groups;
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Collective, A Spoonful of Honey Intergenerational Storytelling Circles
On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 11:36, Maria Goossens goossens.maria@xxxxxxxxxx
[ConstellationTalk] <ConstellationTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear,
Please be very careful in linking any medical condition with patterns of
previous generations. Sometimes, we see indeed patterns, but life is far
more complex than these simple patterns. This is really jumping to
conclusions without respecting the individual reality of each person.
Furthermore, concerning psychosis, addiction is certainly one of the most
important risk factors.
Kind regards,
Maria Goossens, MD, PhD
goossens.maria@xxxxxxxxxx
Op 19 feb. 2019, om 17:17 heeft Harrison Snow teambuilder@xxxxxxx
[ConstellationTalk] <ConstellationTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> het volgende
geschreven:
Hi Everyone,
I have a question about mental illness and how that arises in the family
system.
My understanding according to Hellinger is that psychosis indicates
there may have been a murder in the family system that was kept a
secret or not emotionally dealt with.
The energy of the victim/perpetrator dynamic is still present and shows
up in a family member who may not even be aware of what happened in
a previous generation.
Has this concept been added to or modified within our systemic
constellation community?
(fyi I realize there is more research now indicating a biological bases
for mental illness including
viruses and lack of good gut bacteria but I believe SCW is still relevant)
Are there new insights into the relationship between what shows up:
psychosis, OCD, borderline personality,
paranoia and other forms for mental illness, and the unresolved social,
family or childhood trauma?
Thanks in advance for any insights or references you would like to share.
Warmly
Harrison Snow
https://changedynamicsinternational.com
