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Man's search for meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
por Olivia Acheson hace 6 meses
81
potential for emotions to extend to the external world
detachment from reality
false sense of hope
isolation
inner conflicts are higher
distraction from treats around
emotional resilience
mental escape from reality
finding meaning within sufferings
increased sense of hope
reaffirmation of identity
the "art of living"
suffering is what you make of it and suffering is a part to life
finding positives within the negatives
relativity in how one feels about things or views a situation
page 44 pg 66
meaning
something found and created by oneself
finding a reason for the suffering
the relativity within all thoughts and feelings
you have control of how a situation makes you feel and you have control of whats inside
beginning to find peace + beauty in the small things
some would occasionally skip their only food ration to be able to see the gorgeous sunset
explains how important the preservation of their mental status is
attempts to prevent hopelessness
disassociation from reality
inner world brought a sense of happiness and distraction
the only thing people can control is attitude
began to use humor as a coping mechanism
A lot of it was joking about their current situations to make light of it or even about future possibilities of their life to look forward and make light of what the future may bring
the main experience that sticks out to me is him thinking about his wife
it does not matter if she is alive or not what is important is the joy the thought of her brings him as well as all the memories he has with her
love is so much more than just a person
began to find a reason for his sufferings
looking for meaning as to why he is still there and creating a strong inner world
began to use spiritualness to escape and give themselves a sense of hope
having + withholding a positive inner world is impacted by ones attitude in so many ways
Subtopic
the first part of his inner world was escaping the sickness and disease around him by attempting to remember parts of his manuscript and writing it down or repeating it all in his head over and over
not having a sense of reality
unphased by the beatings
lack of being a human
loss of meaning
lack of motivaiton
helps to keep them sane by detaching from the horrible reality in front of them
self preservation
used as a coping mechanism
the lack of negative emotions
keeps sense of hope
saving mental energy
no negative emotions
a way that the prisoners survived was using apathy as a tool to unlock their own inner world and to hide from external suffering.
staying alive was a task to work toward at this point
They were no longer wondering what was about to come next, so they had to shut down their emotions to hide from what they knew was bound to happen.
disasociation
drown out their current reality by having none at all
used as a protective shell
losing more parts of themselves and their strength
no care about anything unless their life is on the line, and even then, some prisoners were not able to find care for their life
loss of identity
emotional death
dehumanization of themselves pg 50
killing the old normal/reactions
"an abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior" pg 20
protecting themselves from themselves.
the lack of feelings and emotions were used as a form of protection from reality (self preservation)
mechanism of self defense
cold curiosity
began to face more illness, edema, and effects from the cold since it was the dead of winter for part of it
seriously began to be more on the verge of death
the starvation was to another level at this point that is was difficult to do basic tasks and they began to save their small ration of bread for when really needed.
lead to more suicide/ death overall
found experiences to be in a more primitive state
turned away people who needed help the most because they were considered to be bound for death no matter what, so no one cared.
The man dying and being dragged up and then staring at Frankl while Frankl just continued to keep sipping his soup. - normalcy
"the dying and the dead became such commonplace sights for him after a few weeks of camp life that it could not move him anymore" pg 22
When someone died, many prisoners would go after the still-warm body and take any clothes if they were better than their own or leftover scraps of food. pg 22
The prisoners began to adapt to the torture they were facing which led to the beginning of the apathy phase
The word illusion was used many times throughout to describe what felt the impossible of it all. (delusion)
loss of their former life
fully had to shave their head and near the end of the first phase the starvation was large so they all began to look the same and lose any sense of identity. All that Frankl had left of himself was his glasses and belt.
Shock
grief of family and friends and of the life Frankl had before camp
coping with the new reality
false sense of hope or understanding
Ex. the loss of his manuscript and thinking he could keep it. (pg 14) the older prisoners thought it was funny frankl thought he would be able to keep anything from his former life
lead to the realization that there is no going back to his life, it is now his former life.
naive
gave up all their final possesions such as watches, wedding rings, etc when asked without knowing they could've traded it for food later on down the line. pg13
fearful of everything
there was hyperawareness because they did not know what all was going to happen or if they were going to be killed or not
scared of when the SS men shouted at all "We were to hear those rough, shrill tones from then on, over and over again... almost like the last cry of a victim"
"The carriages were so full that only the top parts of the windows were free to let in the gray of dawn" pg 8-9 - describes the fear and sadness (leading to their death)
disbelief
dehumanization
began to adapt to the torture (pg16)
forced manual labor
Given a number in replacement to their identity and their name. (pg 5 )
Psychological warfare
unable to stick to morals or else there is a bigger chance of ending up in a gas chamber.
anyone would do anything to be able to stay alive.
Capos were prisoners with some authority. Only the most violent people were picked as Capos to harm their fellow prisoners.
constantly watched and could be hurt or killed from any minor mistake.
90% on a transport were immediately killed. (small chance of even living)
intensely starved
one 5oz piece of bread every 4 days (pg11)
