Drawing on twenty-five years of psychoanalytic practice, Dorothy Bloch examines the unconscious fear children may experience of being harmed or killed by their parents. She explores how early vulnerability, aggressive impulses and feelings of guilt can generate terrifying fantasies involving witches, monsters and other threatening figures. Through clinical observations and case studies, she explains how these fears can persist into adulthood, affecting emotional development, personal relationships and psychological well-being. The book also considers how psychoanalytic therapy can help patients recognize and overcome these deeply rooted anxieties.

Dorothy Bloch

So the Witch Won't Eat Me. Fantasy and the Child's Fear of Infanticide