![]() ![]() Nevertheless, my reaction to this work was far stronger than with reading of the AA Big Book(I have had many illuminating experiences reading it over the years). I have a different perspective on the efficacy of psychiatric medication during the process than the author. It so helped validate my experience and descent into the 4th stage, and gave understanding that I am and have been on the right path to redemption. I alternated between crying and reading first 30 pages and could not let the book go until I consumed everything. Friend of Bill W (13 yrs), and student of Jung, this work synthesized and spoke to many pieces of the puzzle of my life I have been looking for and attempting to integrate. I had a strong spiritual experience when I read this book. Your use of the translations is subject to all use restrictions contained in your Electronic Products License Agreement and by using the translation functionality you agree to forgo any and all claims against ProQuest or its licensors for your use of the translation functionality and any output derived there from.Transformative, divine experience. ![]() PROQUEST AND ITS LICENSORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES FOR AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The translations are automatically generated "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and are not retained in our systems. Neither ProQuest nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the translations. This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace human translation. You have requested "on-the-fly" machine translation of selected content from our databases. Rather we have clinical terms for abuse and dependence, both of which can fully enter remission and cease causing clinical symptoms in a matter of months according to. He does so because, surprisingly, there is no ofcial diagnostic criteria for drug or alcohol addiction per se in the eld of psychology. Here, rather than presenting a new theory of how to solve our darker drives he dives into dening and understanding how the condition of explicit psychological addiction rst develops and can be healed through the established language and concepts of Jungian psychology and in light of the 75-year-old 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous.įirst, Schoen takes on the neglected and essential work of dening true addiction in the context of psychotherapy. Schoen works to correct this popular misuse of the concept of addiction in his latest book The War of the Gods in Addiction (Spring Journal Books, 2009). Addiction has become a catchall in modern usage with an unsettlingly vague meaning and cookie cutter cures.ĭavid E. And if you stay up late enough these days youre likely to catch the latest infomercial espousing the most up-to-date addiction cure known to man. ![]() The media informs us that famous person X with a seemingly chronic case of dehydration and bad behavior is cured after a quick 28-day tune-up in a mysterious rehab. We are hooked on TV and bottled water, and our neighbor Mary cannot stop gardening because of a chemical imbalance. Pop culture tells us we are addicted to cars, carbs, and oil. ![]()
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