Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death (original 2008; edition 2008)

by Irvin D. Yalom

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The father of "existential psychotherapy" demonstrates that the fear of death can prompt an awakening to life and a realization that our connections to others and our influence on those around us are vital to our growth. Yalom also offers instructions for therapists seeking to help their patients overcome death anxiety.… (more)

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Title:	Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
Authors:	Irvin D. Yalom
Info:	Jossey-Bass (2008), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 320 pages
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Tags:	death & dying, psychology, therapy, grief

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Existential Psychotherapy by Irvin Yalom (Naren559)
Naren559: In his introduction, to Existential Psychotherapy, Yalom states "Yet I believe deeply that, when no one is looking, the therapist throws in the real thing'." Staring at the Sun ia a series of examples of his own "real things" thrown into various therapy sessions. This is just one of many books (e.g. Momma and the Meaning of Life: Lying on the Couch) where Yalom explicates the different approaches to the death anxiety… (more)

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Loving, layered and written from a perspective of genuinely trying to demystify the fear of death, it's definitely worth reading, (

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Acia | Oct 10, 2023 |

Brilliant and life changing. (

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apmurali | May 10, 2022 |

Great book indeed, full of useful and practical insights and advises.

I did not feel conscious death anxiety, but after reading the book realized some of my anxieties and fears might very well stem from the terror of death, and that's enlightening. (

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kladimos | Sep 23, 2021 |

Can't really relate because I'm never going to die, not sure how to rate.

RebeccaBooks | Sep 16, 2021 |

sehr interessant, z.T. Bewegend

Klookschieter | Aug 18, 2020 |

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Le soleil ni la mort ne se peuvent regarder en face ( De zon noch de dood kun je in de ogen kijken) _ François de Rouchefoucauld, spreuk 26

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The father of "existential psychotherapy" demonstrates that the fear of death can prompt an awakening to life and a realization that our connections to others and our influence on those around us are vital to our growth. Yalom also offers instructions for therapists seeking to help their patients overcome death anxiety.

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