THE NEW PRIMAL SCREAM

When THE PRIMAL SCREAM was published in 1970 it caused an international sensation In introduced a revolutionary new approach to psychological thinking Primal Therapy which encourages patients to relive core experiences instead of taking refuge from reality in a comfortable half world of neurosis Twenty years on THE NEW PRIMAL SCREAM takes the theory even further showing that repressed pain is bad not only for mental but also for physical health Citing case histories Dr Janov shows how the application of his therapy has helped victims of incest and other abuse overcome subsequent illness The implications are as devastating as the therapy is revolutionary THE NEW PRIMAL SCREAM discusses and reaches some startling conclusions about illness and Primal Therapy exploring Primal pain the great hidden secrets Repression the gates of the brain and loss of feeling How early experience is imprinted Illness as the silent scream Sex sensuality and sexuality The role of weeping in psychotherapy Why we have to relive our childhood to get well