Mind on Fire
A Case of Successful Addiction Recovery
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The physical symptoms of withdrawal from a drug or alcohol addiction might last a month or two at most-but the psychological withdrawal can last years. Enter Philip Muls' Mind on Fire: A Case of Successful Addiction Recovery, a gripping, authentic account of an addict's first eighteen months of sobriety. Addicts in recovery have to navigate a minefield of existential doubts and imperfect thinking. It is even worse for people who identify completely with their ego-mind. They have an addiction to drinking, to be sure, but they also have an addiction to thinking. When they learn to set this Mind ...
The physical symptoms of withdrawal from a drug or alcohol addiction might last a month or two at most-but the psychological withdrawal can last years. Enter Philip Muls' Mind on Fire: A Case of Successful Addiction Recovery, a gripping, authentic account of an addict's first eighteen months of sobriety. Addicts in recovery have to navigate a minefield of existential doubts and imperfect thinking. It is even worse for people who identify completely with their ego-mind. They have an addiction to drinking, to be sure, but they also have an addiction to thinking. When they learn to set this Mind on Fire, they can find a second perspective by watching the thinker in themselves. Readers of Mind on Fire will see themselves as if in a mirror, and get confirmation that they are not alone with their angst and fears when they stop drinking. They will find out that when we love ourselves, there is no longer a need to drink.
