Description
A compelling tour de force as startling in content as
it is courageous in self-disclosure
 o memoir so intricately portrays how blocked memories return
to conscious
thought like Snakes in My Dreams. A thought-provoking,
six-decade journey
from the author's earliest recollections to his current career
as a specialist in the
treatment of PTSD. A "must read" for LGBT memoir enthusiasts,
individuals in recovery
from abuse or substances, their families and friends – and a
breakthrough study for
mental health researchers and practitioners.
Summary
A prominent educator of the deaf buries secrets he believes
must never be divulged. In addition, he suffers privately from
anxiety, depression, and alcoholism, problems that have plagued
him since his youth. But there comes a time when Dr. Mike
Deninger can no longer suppress his pain. He commences a search
for the roots of his distress, gradually unraveling the
agonizing knots beneath the surface of his conventional life. He
fills journals with all his memories and records every dream in
pursuit of answers.
In the course of his journey, he must come to terms with a
legacy of addiction, a depressed family member ill-equipped to
deal with his revelations and an unimaginable tragedy. With
persistence and a strong desire for spiritual clarity, he
finally finds his way through the dark times.
Surprises abound in this artfully crafted memoir, not the
least of which is an intricate depiction of the interplay
between conscious and unconscious thought.
Reviews of Snakes in My Dreams
"With Snakes in My Dreams Dr. Mike Deninger, a highly gifted
man who has achieved success in two very demanding careers,
takes the reader on a compelling journey of autobiographical
discovery. He finds himself, largely using his own mind to
accomplish this feat!
Dr. Mike offers us fascinating journal
entries and dream descriptions that move forward from 1990 to
the present and show how he filled in the blanks with
information that lurked behind scenes he had always remembered
from childhood. His memory fragments and the stories that lie
behind them should be of great interest to anyone curious about
how and why we forget key events in our pasts.
What Mike does to
rebalance himself, once he has remembered, creates equal
fascination. This is not just a powerful story told by a
powerful writer. It's a page turner and a psychological thriller
as well."
– Lenore Terr, MD, author of Too Scared to Cry and Unchained
Memories
"Snakes in My Dreams is an amazing read. We should all
congratulate Mike Deninger on this spellbinding memoir that eloquently describes
his journey. Seldom have I read anything as extremely personal
for me as it was for the writer."
– Jorge Ramirez, PhD, President, male survivor:
The International Organization Against Male Sexual Victimization
"With this memoir Mike has distinguished himself as a persuasive
writer and bold
chronicler of traumatic memories. For years I've known Mike to
be a talented therapist
and master trainer of mental health professionals. With his
compelling life story my esteemed colleague, and gifted healer,
raises himself yet another notch in my estimation."
– Ron Klein, Executive Director,
National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists
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