Author(s): David E. Schoen
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Author’s Note
Preface
Introduction
Definition of Addiction
CHAPTER ONE: Setting the Stage: The Bill W. – Carl Jung Letters
Bill W.’s Letter
Carl Jung’s Letter
CHAPTER TWO: The Psychodynamics of Addiction: Development of a Typical Addiction
Stage 1 – The Ego/Persona Identification Alignment with the “False Self”
Stage 2 – The Development of the Personal Shadow
Stage 3 – The Introduction of the Potentially Addictive Behavior
Stage 4 – The Creation of the Addiction-Shadow-Complex
Stage 5 – The Addiction-Shadow-Complex Takes Over the Psyche
CHAPTER THREE: An Exploration of Archetypal Shadow/Archetypal Evil as an Essential Ingredient in Addiction
An Overview of Concepts of Evil
Clinical and Theoretical Formulations of Unintegratable Aspects of the Psyche
Images of Addiction and Archetypal Shadow/Archetypal Evil in Fairy Tales, Myth and Religion
Why People are Drawn to Archetypal Shadow/Archetypal Evil
Clarification of Definitions of Archetypal Shadow/Archetypal Evil
CHAPTER FOUR: The Healing Process of Recovery through the Twelve Steps of A.A.
A. Turning it Over: The First Three Steps of A.A. and the First Three Stages of the Psychodynamics of Recovery
B. Shadow Work: A.A. Steps Four through Ten and Stage Four of Psychodynamics of Recovery
C. Staying in the Light: A.A. Steps Eleven and Twelve and Stages Five and Six of the Psychodynamics of Recovery
CHAPTER FIVE: “Using Dreams” of Recovering Alcoholic and Addicted Individuals
“Feels Great” Using Dream Reactions
“Feels Awful” Using Dream Reactions
“Somewhere-in-between” Using Dream Reactions
Conclusion
Notes
Index
