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Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death

Irvin D. Yalom
eng. Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death · 2008
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Main Ideas

Main Ideas

  • The necessity of accepting the inevitability of death for a fulfilling life
  • Using existential psychotherapy to overcome the fear of death
  • The importance of acknowledging one's mortality for personal growth
  • Overcoming existential loneliness through interpersonal relationships
  • Reflections on immortality and ways to achieve it symbolically
  • The therapeutic process aimed at recognizing and accepting the finality of life
  • The impact of a terminal diagnosis on reevaluating life values
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
Date of publication: 14 May 2024
Updated: 14 July 2024
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Author: 
Irvin D. Yalom
Original title: eng. Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death · 2008
Genre: Psychology
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