The Myth of Sanity, (Paperback)

from trinker

If you or someone you know has survived trauma, I strongly recommend this book. I found it both engaging and informative.

from bordercollie

A different and extremely readable discussion of dissociation; almost all of us do it, attributing our differences to moods, some to the extent that they have multiple personalities.

from starlightink

Like most books written by professionals, academics, and clinicians, this one would certainly have done better had some understanding and loving editor gone through the manuscript with a heavy blue pencil. But though the written dialogs are often clumsy and amateurish, the meat of this book is su...

from amberwitch

Sometimes too grandiose in the descriptive passages, these stories of trauma and their impact on the victims lives are touching and poignant.

from cestmarrant

Speaking as someone who lives with the effects of PTSD, I thought this was an amazing book. What stunned me was Dr. Stout's creative and effective use of language to describe emotional states. It is so rare to find anyone who is capable of viscerally understanding this hell without having been th...