This book provides a thorough and insightful examination of melancholy in philosophy and art. Since the advent of “philosophy,” the question of melancholy has been intimately connected with creativity. In addition, melancholy has taken on a new importance in contemporary discourses. Accordingly, this book revisits the fascinating question of how melancholy and creativity are linked in light of contemporary thought, and gathers studies from diverse disciplines, such as aesthetic theories, psychoanalysis, cultural theory, medical studies and sociological studies. All the contributions are trans-disciplinary in nature and will broaden readers’ understanding of various issues stemming from the question of melancholy. This book will be an indispensable read for scholars, researchers and practitioners in psychology, psychoanalysis, philosophy and related fields.

At some point in every woman's life, a feeling of abandonment causes deep-rooted pain and insecurity. Maybe you've experienced a father leaving your family, or a husband who walked out on you. No matter the extremity, God cares for you and wants you to feel completely satisfied as his precious child. It's okay to have heartache over the people in this world who have misused your trust; this fallen world has its fair share of bruises to the heart. But God has a comfort like nothing else on earth, and this booklet will guide you through the steps to feel complete peace once again. Michelle Moore tells her story of having been abandoned by her mother when she was young. Her mother changed her identity and disappeared for nearly 18 years. To make things worse, her parents had divorced, and her father had remarried and didn't want her to live with him. "Just how awful am I?" she asked, "That not even my own parents want me?" Michelle's life was marked by sadness, fear, and pain. But God had a bigger plan for her − and for all those who suffer rejection and hurt. Abandonment to Forgiveness includes a Bible study by Paige Henderson that highlights God's loving promises to all who suffer from fear and insecurity. She reminds us of the story of Joseph, who suffered abandonment and betrayal, and went on to forgive and find strength. In the last section, licensed counselor Sharon Kay Ball, walks you the steps of grief and rebuilding your life through practical advice and biblical counsel. Abandonment to Forgiveness will bring you hope and wholeness. It will speak to your heart and will strengthen your faith. It includes questions and Scripture passages − along with space to journal.

The fear of abandonment typically results in a person unintentionally engaging in behaviors that push other people away, thus leading to their worst fear..... that of being abandoned. Then being abandoned causes the person to fear it even more in the future. There enlies the problem of this type of fear being a self-perpetuating downward spiral that can only get worse and worse - unless...... You decide to do something about it. Of course it's recommended to work with a therapist to resolve and diminish your fears, but that's not all you can do. Through a little effort, you may be able to work through these issues on your own. This book is meant to help serve you as a self-help guide to working through the fear of abandonment, so that you may finally be able to build flourishing and healthy relationships without panicking about what may or may not happen in the future. Let's get started!

Have you been abandoned or rejected by someone you loved? Do you still find it hard to come to terms with the feelings it has created? Would you like to be able to heal through meditation and a great workbook? Being abandoned or rejected, at any age, can be a shattering experience that has long term effects that can be difficult to shake off. It can lead to mental health issues, poor decisions and bad relationships, but there is hope for anyone who has suffered like this. Inside the pages of Abandonment Recovery Workbook: Guided Meditation to Breaking the Chains of Rejection and Abandonment and Achieve Healing for Hurts, Hardships and Fears, you will learn how to cope with the feelings of abandonment through chapters that examine: -What affecting abandonmet -Abandonment anxiety -How abandonmet can change a life -Why practising acceptance is good for you -How to deal whit fear, criticism and rejection -Building healthier relationships -The power of forgiveness -And much more... When you step back from the issues that have been caused by rejection, you can see things in a more positive light. And when you are able to do that your recovery can begin in earnest. With the Abandonment Recovery Workbook you have a book that has been written specifically to help with this issue and one that will ultimately see you taking a path to a happier future.

Drawing upon vivid and harrowing life history narratives of people labelled intellectually disabled, this book examines the ways in which disabled subjects are constituted, regulated, governed, and violated through an account of abjection. Extending interdisciplinary dialogues and approaches, it abandons a construct of violence (which by law requires a stable notion of a victim and a perpetrator) and moves to a theorisation of abjection to explore the ways in which disabled subjects are (re)produced, constituted, and treated through time. Deploying a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches, this book sits at the intersections of criminology and sociology, re-thinks notions of dis/ability, violence, and subjectivity, and utilises crip and queer theory to imagine dis/ability differently. It will be of interest to all scholars and students of disability studies, sociology and criminology, and specifically those working the areas of life history work, post-structuralism, hate crime, and post-modern criminology.

Abjection and Representation is a theoretical investigation of the concept of abjection as expounded by Julia Kristeva in Powers of Horror (1982) and its application in various fields including the visual arts, film and literature. It examines the complexity of the concept and its significance as a cultural category.