Truddi Chase

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Truddi Chase (born February 22, 1935 near Rochester , New York , † March 10, 2010 in Laurel ) was an American author. She became known with the book When Rabbit Howls from 1987, which appeared in 1988 under the title Aufschrei in German language.

Life

According to her narrative case report, Truddi Chase was sexually abused by her stepfather from the age of two to sixteen and beaten and neglected by her mother. During adult psychotherapy with a hypnotherapist , the diagnosis of multiple personality disorder (today: dissociative identity disorder ) was made. In the place of a single personality came 92, which they represented and defended outwardly. In her book When Rabbit Howls , she processed her experiences. The book describes how sexual abuse can destroy a person's soul. It came about as part of their therapeutic process. The book was written by the various personalities of Truddi Chase, whom she called "Troops" (English for troops).

The book was first reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle when it was published. Sue N. Elkind called it a highly unusual document on many levels in her review in a specialist journal of the Jung Institute.

In 1990, based on the book, a two-part ABC mini-series was created under the title Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (German title: Schreie aus dem Innern ) with Shelley Long in the title role. Truddi Chase worked closely with the screenwriter to ensure the authenticity of the sitter. In 1990 she appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show .

Trauma Advice Leipzig found that its presentation gave “a deep insight into the complex existential inner-psychological dynamics, communication and reality in people with dissociative identity disorder”.

Publications

  • When Rabbit Howls. By the Troops of Truddi Chase. Berkley Books, New York 1987, ISBN 0-283-99628-5 .
    • Outcry. A child is abused for years and their soul is broken. The shocking testimony of a split personality. Translation by Hilke Schlaeger. 5th edition. Bastei Lübbe, 2009, ISBN 978-3-404-61498-1 .

literature

  • Sue N. Elkind: With the Troops. In: The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal. Vol. 8, No. 3, 1989, pp. 29-44.
  • Paige Alisen: Finding Courage to Speak: Women's Survival of Child Abuse. Northeastern University Press, ISBN 978-1-55553-580-3 , pp. 56-59.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ truddichase.com
  2. ↑ Truddi M. Chase. Death Notice. In: Washington Post. March 6, 2010.
  3. ↑ Truddi CHASE: Aufschrei, Trauma Beratung Leipzig ( Memento from December 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Jeffrey E. Long: Remembered Childhoods: A Guide to Autobiography and Memoirs of Childhood and Youth. annotated edition, Libraries Unlimited, 2007, ISBN 978-1-59158-174-1 , p. 344.
  5. ^ Sue N. Elkind: Review. In: The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal. Vol. 8, No. 3, Spring 1989, pp. 29-44. (Preview)
  6. ^ Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase. In: The New York Times. 1990.
  7. ↑ John Leonrad: ... In "Voices Within". In: New York Magazine. Vol. 23, No. 20, 1990, pp. 70f.
  8. ↑ Follow Up with Truddi Chase
  9. ↑ Truddi CHASE: outcry . Trauma counseling Leipzig. Memento from the Internet Archive , December 24, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Chase, Truddi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH near Rochester , New York
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 2010
Place of death Laurel