| Description |
xv, 159 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Invisible Underworld of Illness -- 2. The Secrets Our Bodies Keep Safe -- 3. Toxic Health: Cultural Assumptions and Illusions -- 4. Dancing With Death: Vegetative Processes at Work -- 5. The Alchemy of Illness -- 6. The Underworld Journey -- 7. Shame and the White Shadow of the Collective -- 8. Mythology and the Dark Heart of Healing |
| Summary |
Illness is a universal experience. There is no privilege that can make us immune to its touch. We are taught to assume health, illnesses being just temporary breakdowns in the well-oiled machinery of the body. But illness has its own geography, its own laws and commandments. At a time when the attention of the whole nation is focused on health care, Kat Duff inquires into the nature and function of illness itself. Duff, a counselor in private practice in Taos, New Mexico, wrote this book out of her experience with chronic fatigue syndrome, but what she has to say is applicable to every illness and every one of us. For those who are sick, this book offers solace and recognition. For those who care for them either physically or emotionally, it offers inspiration and compassion. Finally, this fresh perspective on healing reveals how every illness is a crucible that tries our mettle, tests our limits, and provides us with an unparalleled opportunity to integrate its lessons into our lives |
| Notes |
Originally published: New York, Pantheon Books, 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-158) |
| Subject |
Chronic fatigue syndrome -- Psychological aspects.
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Medicine and psychology.
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Sick -- Psychology.
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Social medicine.
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| LC no. |
93051087 |
| ISBN |
0517880970 |
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