Precarity, Trauma, Addiction, and Love in Philosophical Counseling (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781666934373)

Language around trauma, anxiety, and burnout is pervasive in our current climate, where it seems like we need superhuman powers just to make it through the day. This book argues that the expectations and living conditions of our society are uniquely destabilizing, producing a "techno-precarious performance self" that markets itself as a product, gets addicted to almost anything, and drives itself to exhaustion. Navigating our way out of this zero-sum game, Ross Channing Reed maintains, will require nothing less than an exploration of our beliefs, values, goals, and the very meanings we attach to life itself. The dismantling of "techno-precarious performance society," a society rooted in systemic precarity and philosophical nihilism, is absolutely necessary to effectively address our epidemic of trauma and addiction.

Author: Ross Channing Reed
ISBN-10: 1666934372
ISBN-13: 9781666934373
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2026
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d