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Reading · Exister
To exist: the most intimate and fragile of feelings
A book by Robert Neuburger devoted to the feeling of existing — and to what becomes of it when life attacks it. His address to the reader sets the tone.
“To you whose feeling of existing has been attacked, shaken or destroyed, society now offers only this trivialising way out: ‘depression’. From victims of life, you find yourselves ‘ill’. Yet there are alternatives. They are liberating. They restore dignity. I present them to you in this book.”
Robert Neuburger, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, couple and family therapist
I present this book, Exister, in the video — in French — below.
How to cite this article
Besse, J. (2023, June 25). To exist: the most intimate and fragile of feelings. Complexe Systémique. https://app.complexe-systemique.com/en_GB/articles/to-exist-the-most-intimate-and-fragile-of-feelings
To go further
- Therapist confidences: Robert NeuburgerThe author of "Exister" opens up at home, between his journey, advice and touching anecdotes.
- New release: 'Écrire sa mère' by Dr Robert NeuburgerAnother book by Dr Neuburger, in which writing explores the bond with the mother.
- The areas of identityWhat builds and sustains our identity, in direct echo of the feeling of existing.
Related training courses
Webinar
The three loves
Free live webinar with Dr Robert Neuburger, 1 October 2026, 6 pm (Paris): the three loves, attachment and ways of loving. Held in French.
Online course
Master the foundations of couple therapy with Dr. Robert Neuburger
Train in systemic couple therapy with Dr. Robert Neuburger: concepts, practical tools and debriefed simulations. Over 7 hours of French videos with English subtitles.
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