Der Feind im Innern

Psychotherapists who work with survivors of violence must also address the malignant thought, emotional, and behavioral compulsion of their clients and their perpetrator introjects. While scientists debate whether all perpetrators of violence are mentally ill and should belong more in forensic settings than in prison, therapists struggle to find ways of integration for their clients: How can destructive impulses be brought under control? What options exist to prevent someone from becoming a perpetrator in time? Michaela Huber consolidates her experiences with traumatized individuals in this book. Through her own writings and numerous interviews with professional colleagues and affected individuals, she explores how the inner monster thinks, what the dark side wants, and how the enemy within operates. She also asks how one can encourage it to cooperate internally so that it transforms from a destroyer into an inner protector that no longer needs to express itself violently.