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We are rarely aware of the oppression that we face. When mistreated people arrive for psychotherapy, they often feel a sense of alienation from aspects of themselves, and separate from others. Importantly, where there is a feeling of alienation, oppression is often at play.

Most people have experienced power being exerted over them during childhood, but oppression can happen at any time in our lives – an abusive partner or in a familial relationship, and even a workmate can oppress us. Oppression isn’t always noticed because it is by its very nature meant to be unconscious,

UKCP psychotherapist Eugene Ellis discusses how oppression can manifest in our lives, and ways to address it