(P/B) STARING AT THE SUN

Παρουσίαση

This book is not, and cannot be, a compendium of thoughts about death, for throughout the millennia, every serious writer has addressed human mortality.
Instead, this is a deeply personal book stemming from my confrontation with death. I share the fear of death with every human being: it is our dark shadow from which we are never severed. These pages contain what I have learned about overcoming the terror of death from my own experience, my work with my patients, and the thoughts of those writers who have informed my work. [...] (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Preface and acknowledgments
The mortal wound
Recognizing death anxiety
The awakening experience
The power of ideas
Overcoming death terror through connection
Death awareness: a memoir
Addressing death anxiety: advice for therapists
Afterword
Notes
About the author
A reader's guide to staring at the sun
Index