Citation

Alpert JL. Traumatology 2011; 17(3): 20-24.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Green Cross Academy of Traumatology, Publisher APA Journals)

DOI

10.1177/1534765611421966

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The author presents a dream in which she was asked to de-escalate violence by means of working with Osama bin laden and President George Bush. In the process of discussing this dream she considers the repetition of retaliatory cycles, splitting, conflicting views, and the role on fantasy in dealing with trauma. Next there is a discussion about the author's situation during the 9/11 atrocity, with a focus on the experience of teaching trauma to her graduate-level trauma class at New York University. Questions are raised about the long-term effects of the atrocity as well as the transmission of this trauma.

Language: en