Intimacy & Solitude (Paper)

Intimacy & Solitude (Paper)
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出版社: W.W. Norton & Co.
1996-03
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780393313611
定价: 204.10
装帧: 平装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 240页
正文语种: 英语
  • WhydoIgofromonerelationshiptoanotherwithoutfindingwhatIyearnfor?WhyamIrestlessorcriticalwiththoseIlove-anduneasywithmyowncompanywhenI'malone?Isitpossibletobeclosetosomeoneelse-andstillbemyself?Beingalone.Relatingtoothers.Bothhavethepotentialforimmensepersonalsatisfaction.Bothcanseempainfullyelusivetobalance-orachieve.AsStephanieDowrick,awriterandpsychotherapist,shows,intimacyandsolitudearenotopposingexperiences.Theyaredifferentexpressionsofoursameself.Wecannotusefullyaddressourdifficultiesinrelationshipswithoutalsoconsideringhowwespendourtimealone.Norcanwetakeon"self-awareness"inanymeaningfulwaywithoutquestioningwhatweexpectfromothers.Solitudeisaverydifferentexperiencethanloneliness,andsexisonlyonewaytoexpressintimacy.Inunderstandingour"self,"wemustexploretherolesofmenandwomen.Inunderstandinghowtocare,wecannotignorewhoandhowwedesire,andwherewelookformeaning.Bringingintimacyandsolitudetogetherallowseachofustounravelwhyweneedothersandwanttobefree;whywewanttobeunderstoodandguardoursecrets;whywewanttobeloved"forourselves"andyetmayhavedifficultyacceptingwhoweare.IntimacyandSolitudeisaself-discoverybookwithararebreadthofinsight,andagentleinsistencethatwecanandmusttakeresponsibilityforourselvesinorderfullytoexpressourcareandloveforothers.Dowrickdrawsfromawiderangeofpsychoanalyticandspiritualsourcestotracethedevelopmentofthecapacitiestobecomfortablyaloneandwithothersfrominfancyonwards.ButasDowrickemphasizesthroughavarietyofmoving,personalstoriesdrawnfromherownandothers'experiences,nomatterhowfarfromidealourearlyexperienceswere,norhowfearfulwemightatthismomentbe,totheendoflifeitremainspossibletodeveloptheself-acceptanceessentialtosolit StephanieDowrickwasco-founderandmanagingdirectorofTheWomen'sPressfrom1977to1982.Shehastraininginanalyticpsychotherapyandpsychosynthesis,aswellasinGestalttherapyandmaritalandindividualcounselling.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.
  • 内容简介:
    WhydoIgofromonerelationshiptoanotherwithoutfindingwhatIyearnfor?WhyamIrestlessorcriticalwiththoseIlove-anduneasywithmyowncompanywhenI'malone?Isitpossibletobeclosetosomeoneelse-andstillbemyself?Beingalone.Relatingtoothers.Bothhavethepotentialforimmensepersonalsatisfaction.Bothcanseempainfullyelusivetobalance-orachieve.AsStephanieDowrick,awriterandpsychotherapist,shows,intimacyandsolitudearenotopposingexperiences.Theyaredifferentexpressionsofoursameself.Wecannotusefullyaddressourdifficultiesinrelationshipswithoutalsoconsideringhowwespendourtimealone.Norcanwetakeon"self-awareness"inanymeaningfulwaywithoutquestioningwhatweexpectfromothers.Solitudeisaverydifferentexperiencethanloneliness,andsexisonlyonewaytoexpressintimacy.Inunderstandingour"self,"wemustexploretherolesofmenandwomen.Inunderstandinghowtocare,wecannotignorewhoandhowwedesire,andwherewelookformeaning.Bringingintimacyandsolitudetogetherallowseachofustounravelwhyweneedothersandwanttobefree;whywewanttobeunderstoodandguardoursecrets;whywewanttobeloved"forourselves"andyetmayhavedifficultyacceptingwhoweare.IntimacyandSolitudeisaself-discoverybookwithararebreadthofinsight,andagentleinsistencethatwecanandmusttakeresponsibilityforourselvesinorderfullytoexpressourcareandloveforothers.Dowrickdrawsfromawiderangeofpsychoanalyticandspiritualsourcestotracethedevelopmentofthecapacitiestobecomfortablyaloneandwithothersfrominfancyonwards.ButasDowrickemphasizesthroughavarietyofmoving,personalstoriesdrawnfromherownandothers'experiences,nomatterhowfarfromidealourearlyexperienceswere,norhowfearfulwemightatthismomentbe,totheendoflifeitremainspossibletodeveloptheself-acceptanceessentialtosolit
  • 作者简介:
    StephanieDowrickwasco-founderandmanagingdirectorofTheWomen'sPressfrom1977to1982.Shehastraininginanalyticpsychotherapyandpsychosynthesis,aswellasinGestalttherapyandmaritalandindividualcounselling.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.
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