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Staring at the Sun: Being at Peace with Your Own Mortality by Irvin D. Yalom is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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x, 306 pages ; 20 cm Over the past quarter century Irvin Yalom has established himself as the world's leading group psychotherapist. In STARING AT THE SUN, he explores how the knowledge of our own mortality affects the unconscious mind of every human being. Tackling the effect of mankind's fear of death - both conscious and unconscious - on life and how we might live it, Yalom explains how we find ourselves in need of the comfort of therapy. At age 70 and facing his own fear of death, which he discusses in a special afterword, Dr Yalom tackles his toughest subject yet and finds it to be the root cause of patients' fears, stresses and depression. If therapists are to deliver 'the gift of therapy', they must confront the realities of life for themselves and their practice, as must we all Originally published: Jossey-Bass, 2008 Includes bibliographical references and index 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
Who reads Staring at the Sun: Being at Peace with Your Own Mortality?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Irvin D. Yalom
- Publisher
- Piatkus Books
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780749928780
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Psychology, Fiction, Self Help
- Rating
- 4.14 / 5 (67 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14