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Category: Alcohol Addiction

Background Notes on Acoholism

Alcoholism in a major disease in North America, affecting both alcoholics and their families. The aetiology of alcoholism includes hereditary, cultural, environmental, and psychological factors. Recovery initially requires surrender of the infantile ego and the formation of a stronger, more adapted one.

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Author David JohnstonPosted on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017Categories Alcohol Addiction

On Alcohol Addiction: The Imaginal and the Real

In this paper I discuss the nature of alcoholism taking both an imaginal and realistic perspective. I argue that the therapist needs to be alert to the possibility that the client’s behavioural symptoms are related to alcoholism, and to intervene when judged necessary. Continue reading “On Alcohol Addiction: The Imaginal and the Real”

Author David JohnstonPosted on September 24, 2010March 27, 2017Categories Alcohol Addiction

Articles and Essays

These essays represent some of my experiences and thoughts concerning Integral Psychology.

Not only are they connected to my personal life but also to my professional life as a psychologist. My basic orientation is directly influenced by the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother to whom I always turn for inspiration.

C.G. Jung has also been a major source of inspiration for me and, from my experience, with teachings that are not only compatible with those of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother but with an angle that is particularly relevant to Westerners.

The essays essentially reflect my own efforts to assimilate each of their teachings in both my personal and professional life, at my level of understanding and experience.

Recent Articles

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