Sublimation Using the Examples of Herta Brigitte Bertel and Jean Genet: A Comparative Analysis of Trauma Transformation vs. Transgenerational Transmission.

This analytical paper explores the psychological concept of sublimation as a tool for overcoming profound childhood trauma, using a comparative biographical approach. It contrasts the life of the French author Jean Genet, who transformed his experiences of displacement and incarceration into world-class literature (Sublimation), with the life of Herta Brigitte Bertel, whose trauma as a "Verdingkind" (contract child) in rural Austria led to psychological rigidity and the transgenerational transmission of trauma (Projective Identification). The study highlights the role of "symbolization" in breaking the cycle of abuse and establishes the importance of documentation as a form of personal and social healing. Herta Brigitte Bertel, deceased 12.04.2024, 15:37, cause of death: consequences of a medical error in bilateral coxarthrosis, immobility in an old building without a lift, pressure ulcer. Source: https://timenote.info/de/Herta-Bertel