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We don't operate only logically, consciously. Parts of our minds are less available. We can find ourselves inhibited and anxious, or resentful and ready to snap - and not really understand why.If psychoanalysis is about noticing what is disturbing, rougher, in our human selves, why would we do that? Surely it is better to shut down and turn away?In Only Human, Denise Cullington argues that it is freeing to know those less conscious parts of mind: the bad, the mad and the sad as well as the good and the sane. Drawing on real-life examples, she brings an account of psychoanalytic ideas, discovered and developed by Freud and later analysts, of how avoiding painful realities can continue to reverberate down through the stages of life. Using clear and accessible language, she provides a guide to what, why and how psychoanalytic ideas are useful in everyday life.

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In praise of Breaking Up Blues:A guide to survival and growth (Routledge, 2008): `This is the kind of thing that givesã psychoanalysis a good name...full of that kind of concrete but gradual, hard earnedã human growth.ã The basic premise - that there are no easy routes or short-cuts, is so heartening to read, in a world where that's all people lookã for.ã You really faced the human condition, and in doing soã empowered your readers.' --Steve Biddulph, author, Raising Boys; Manhood `unique in its combination of depth and accessibility. It deserves to be a classic.' -Margot Waddell, Tavistock Clinic `this is a book that lives and breathes for ... those looking for practical help in the middle of marital disarray ... a beacon of understanding at what are often some very dark moments ... jargon-free' --Anthony Cantle, B J Psychotherapy `compelling authority and depth that grabs the attention of the reader from the outset ... hugely helpful... it left me feeling hopeful' --Christopher Vincent, B J Fam Therapy `The author teases out all the tangled threads of feeling, and once disentangled they seem less frightening, enabling the overwhelmed confused person to feel that he/she is a sane person who is upset and caught up in a process, rather than a crazy person who is trapped and not understood. I wish I'd had your book thirty years ago' --Dr Gill Flower, Amazon.co.uk review `She writes with a kind of controlled urgency... . I kept almost hearing this, an echo of off-page laughter, and a sure sign of wisdom... The book never talks down to the reader: its talkative register, and a complete absence of evasiveness in the advice, means that the person addressing you may be terse, funny, sometimes brusque - but can be trusted.... It's terrific.' --Jim Pye, Oxford Psychotherapy Society Bulletin ` If you are in an unsatisfactory relationship - or if you've already broken up and you're unhappy about it - then this book will not only make you feel better, it will help you avoid making the same mistakes again.'--Jonathan Self, author, Self Abuse `The reader is taken with immense empathy from devastation to personal growth, whilst every aspect is addressed, never hesitating to challenge and reality test opinions and beliefs .. I would not hesitate to recommend it to clients'--Jenny Bloomer, Therapy Today `rich psychological insights are expressed in a refreshingly direct and accessible way' --Journal of Analytical Psychology, (54) 2009 `Highly recommended' --Judith Wallerstein, author The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce 'A wise and practical book' --Dorothy Rowe `Excellent' --Bel Mooney `It was such a riveting book with so much information that had to read it a bit at a time. I had sever aha moments and even laughed out loud. I started to 'mark' the book with pertenent passages and then I realized I was 'totally' marking it.' --Nancy J. Shepherd, Amazon.com review this is a self-help book with a difference... unique in its comprehensiveness. --Joan Wexler, JAPA

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Denise Cullington is a psychoanalyst in private practice in Oxford. She trained at the Institute of Psychoanalysis, the Tavistock Clinic, London and also as a clinical psychologist. She has previously written 'Breaking Up Blues' (2008), a book for the general reader on how analytic ideas are helpful in the emotional task of managing break-up and divorce.

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