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Staring at the sun [electronic resource] : overcoming the terror of death / Irvin D. Yalom.

By: Publication details: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, c2009.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 306 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780470198841 (ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 155.937 22
LOC classification:
  • BF789.D4 Y35 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgments. Chapter 1. The Mortal Wound. Chapter 2. Recognizing Death Anxiety. Chapter 3. The Awakening Experience. Chapter 4. The Power of Ideas. Chapter 5. Overcoming Death Terror Through Connection. Chapter 6. Death Awareness: A Memoir. Chapter 7. Addressing Death Anxiety: Advice for Therapists. Afterword. Notes. About the Author. A Reader's Guide to Staring at the Sun. Index.
Summary: Yalom's new book is the climax of his life's work, a profoundly inspiring and encouraging approach to the universal human issues of mortality and death. He tells us how to understand and accept what is ultimate and inevitable for us all, with many stories of people's 'awakening experiences'. Written in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr. Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our anxiety. Such recognition is often catalyzed by an "awakening experience"-a dream, or loss (the death of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job or home), illness, trauma, or aging. Once we confront our own mortality, Dr. Yalom writes, we are inspired to rearrange our priorities, communicate more deeply with those we love, appreciate more keenly the beauty of life, and increase our willingness to take the risks necessary for personal fulfillment.
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Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface and Acknowledgments. Chapter 1. The Mortal Wound. Chapter 2. Recognizing Death Anxiety. Chapter 3. The Awakening Experience. Chapter 4. The Power of Ideas. Chapter 5. Overcoming Death Terror Through Connection. Chapter 6. Death Awareness: A Memoir. Chapter 7. Addressing Death Anxiety: Advice for Therapists. Afterword. Notes. About the Author. A Reader's Guide to Staring at the Sun. Index.

Yalom's new book is the climax of his life's work, a profoundly inspiring and encouraging approach to the universal human issues of mortality and death. He tells us how to understand and accept what is ultimate and inevitable for us all, with many stories of people's 'awakening experiences'. Written in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr. Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our anxiety. Such recognition is often catalyzed by an "awakening experience"-a dream, or loss (the death of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job or home), illness, trauma, or aging. Once we confront our own mortality, Dr. Yalom writes, we are inspired to rearrange our priorities, communicate more deeply with those we love, appreciate more keenly the beauty of life, and increase our willingness to take the risks necessary for personal fulfillment.

Description based on print version record.