title: Hidden mission of the psyche in abuse and addiction.
abstract: Traumatic experiences can become the central mental content in our psychic structure and can deeply mark all our later perceptions and experiences of our surroundings. We can claim something similar also for addictions of all kinds. In this article, we will demonstrate that recurring traumatic experiences and abuse as well as addiction represent a hidden mission of psyche for resolution and a great cry of longing for salvation.
authors.affiliation: Department for Psychology and Sociology of Religion, Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana, Poljanska 4, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia. christian.gostecnik@guest.arnes.si
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gostecnik
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Repic
authors.forename: Mateja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cvetek
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cvetek
mesh_terms: D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012094:Repression, Psychology; D040921:Stress Disorders, Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*