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For many of us, the body is treated like a machine: it is expected to function perfectly, and we only pay attention to it when it "breaks down". We live in what authors Christl Lieben and Christa Renoldner call a "body-distant time," where we are often disconnected from our physical selves until pain or illness becomes impossible to ignore.

The title itself, "Excuse me, are you my body?" , highlights the absurdity of our typical relationship with ourselves. We often treat our bodies as strangers. To heal, the authors suggest: Verzeihung, Sind Sie Mein Körper · Körper Und ...

Symptoms are rarely just biological glitches; they are often messages. The book explores (Body and Symptom Constellations), a systemic therapy approach that allows individuals to "speak" with their ailments. By externalizing a symptom—be it chronic pain, an organ, or a disease—we can begin to understand the emotional or psychological needs it might be representing. Shifting the Perspective For many of us, the body is treated