Our way of coping with overwhelming stress or trauma is to dissociate.
This helps us survive exposure to extreme situations. Afterwards we experience such moments as 'holes' in our awareness – represented by holes in the doughnuts. Learn More
About George
Dr George Halasz is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University, located at the Department of Psychological Medicine at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, and in private psychiatry practice.
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The idea of the 'exiled self' refers to the legacy of overwhelming stress and trauma where survival instincts - fight, flight, freeze and faint - persists to dominate daily life even beyond the threat resulting in degrees of personal 'disconnect' from ordinary reality and a persistent sense of un-safety.
Recent Posts
Conversations with Carers | Interview with George
George is a carer to his mother, and in this interview, he shares how despite all his clinical experience and training exposure, that he still felt unprepared when the demands of his caring role increased.
EMPATHINK Conference, Melbourne, March 2018
Why am I sharing my reflections from the recent EMPATHINK conference in Melbourne? I wrote my refections immediately after attending a recent professional conference to highlight the fact that if we are exposed to the stresses of trying to counsel, treat, offer therapy or any form of support to people who have had stressful, painful […]