A Ghost in the Closet: Is There an Alcoholic Hiding? - An Honest Look at Alcoholism by Dale Mitchel

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Synopsis

It is not called willpower when someone sits alone at home for days, drinking alone, passing out, when waking up with a terrible hangover and going through life like nothing happened¿ It's impossible for someone who allows a drink to be unattended long enough for the ice cubes to melt to understand an alcoholic's lack of control regarding alcohol.

"Learning to communicate will lead to a new type of intimacy that surpasses any past relationship. Communication involves, however, the willingness to be vulnerable. Sharing one's feelings can be cause for rejection, a dangerous proposition to the initially recovering alcoholic."

"Until we can find ourselves and how we relate to this world and the afterworld, we cannot be at peace."

One of the most important changes in recovery is finding the ability to enjoy life again. This includes not only the newfound talent to listen, but once again to laugh." From A Ghost in the Closet.

Biography

Dale Mitchel, a successful business owner, and a recovering alcoholic, is 43 years old, married and the father of three beautiful girls. His complete story is included within the book, A Ghost in The Closet, in the chapter titled 'My Lead.' Among many interesting facts in his story is how he has grown from a distant alcoholic father to one who shares daily meditation with his daughters every morning.In hopes of finding some level of understanding to the disease concept of alcoholism, and an inability to at first accept that he was an alcoholic, Mitchel began a two year long analysis of existing literature on alcoholism and addiction. The results are this wonderful book.Mitchel has appeared on numerous radio shows throughout the country and television, offering his analysis of alcoholism, treatment and recovery. His views present the common characteristics found within other more singularly disciplined research and theoretically presented predispositions to alcoholism.Reviews for the book, and sales results, have shown A Ghost in the Closet as becoming widely accepted as a complete analysis of alcoholism and the alcoholic mind. Called 'one of the best summaries of the knowledge we have acquired about alcoholism...' by renown psychiatrist and treatment therapist, Joanne Lindy, A Ghost in the Closet answers many of the questions prevalent in our society, and dispels the myth of willpower.