Full of emptiness - reflections on recovery from addictions and compulsive behaviors

Filled with emptiness: Author: Emad Rashad Number of pages: 404 Publisher: Dar Al Riwaq Brief about the book: We were simply escaping ourselves. We use food, pornography, sex, relationships, shopping, and immersion with our phones as mood changers, as painkillers for a deep pain we may not be aware of, filling an internal gap that took root in us early on, mending a shock that caused a crack in language that we could only heal by distracting ourselves with compulsive behavior. Addiction was our silent scream, our suppressed pain, and our stifled moan. And here is a roadmap to stop fleeing from ourselves.