Coming to terms with normality, for Mark Edick, meant coming to grips with the addiction that defined his life and his perception of reality, and getting into recovery. It meant understanding that comparing himself to others, being afraid, and thinking of himself in terms of "Us vs. Them" created artificial boundaries that diminished his sense of self and belonging. While this is one man's illuminating story, it is also the story of millions of us. .
Coming to terms with normality, for Mark Edick, meant coming to grips with the addiction that defined his life and his perception of reality, and getting into recovery. It meant understanding that comparing himself to others, being afraid, and thinking of himself in terms of "Us vs. Them" created artificial boundaries that diminished his sense of self and belonging. While this is one man's illuminating story, it is also the story of millions of us. .
Mark Edick is an author in long-term recovery and is a retired auto worker. His second book, Fear: Feel It, Face It, and Grow, was published in 2012. He has an Associate of Arts in Human Services from Lansing Community College and is currently pursuing a second Associate's Degree in Creative Writing.
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Acknowledgements Introduction: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Become Normal (or, Practicing the Principles) Chapter One: What Is Normal, Anyway? Chapter Two: Fitting in: Is That What It Means to Be Normal? Chapter Three: Comparing Chapter Four: Thinking Chapter Five: Beliefs Chapter Six: Perfection and Perfectionism Chapter Seven: Judging/Guilt and Character Defects Chapter Eight: The Fear Factor Chapter Nine: Resentment Chapter Ten: Practice
Acknowledgements Introduction: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Become Normal (or, Practicing the Principles) Chapter One: What Is Normal, Anyway? Chapter Two: Fitting in: Is That What It Means to Be Normal? Chapter Three: Comparing Chapter Four: Thinking Chapter Five: Beliefs Chapter Six: Perfection and Perfectionism Chapter Seven: Judging/Guilt and Character Defects Chapter Eight: The Fear Factor Chapter Nine: Resentment Chapter Ten: Practice
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