Trauma Kultur Gesellschaft

This article presents the current state of scientific knowledge on the phenomenon of eco emotions (emotions associated with experiencing socio-ecological crises) and draws conclusions for so-called ›climate communication‹ and the support of...

The climate crisis is a very pressing problem. At the same time, radical political movements of denial are thriving. Here, evolutionary psychology points to the Pleistocene formative history; prehistoric climate collapses played a fundamental role...

The disastrous flood events in Germany’s Ahr Valley on July 14 and 15 of 2021, led to many traumatized individuals. Even nearly four years later, a high level of psychological distress is observed in the population, which exceeds expectations in...

This text addresses the issue of dwindling public and political attention to the climate catastrophe, despite increasing ecological destruction and its consequences. This article addresses the issue of dwindling public and political attention to the...

The article reflects on the climate crisis as a traumatic transition of the human-earth-system into a new future in the Anthropocene. In the face of all the obvious challenges and burdens, I emphasize the importance of love for aliveness as a...

Since the dawn of the fossil fuel era, humanity has gained access to an unprecedented amount of energy, with modern global supply chains and mobility resting on an unspoken assumption: that energy will always be available. This ›fossil comfort‹...

The article examines suicidality as an expression of inner and outer constellations of injury, situated between historical-philosophical and psychoanalytic frameworks of interpretation. Beginning with ancient philosophical discourses, it traces how...