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By Abraham J. Twerski, M.D.

When I was in psychiatric training and assigned to report on Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain, I was deeply impressed by Mann’s insights. I recall asking my professor if Thomas Mann was a physician. His response, “Don’t be silly. No doctor could be that sensitive.”

There is truth to the professor’s statement. Scientific medical training so saturates the left brain that the right brain, the part that receives and develops feelings, is overwhelmed. The occupational hazard of being a physician is that we may lose some measure of sensitivity. Tom Gagliano is neither a psychiatrist nor a psychologist, but he is a sensitive human being who holds valuable psychological insights gained from life experiences rather than from books and lectures. Tom’s words are laden with emotion.

In one of my earlier books, Addictive Thinking, I described the unique thought processes of an addict. These same processes occur in non-addicts but are exaggerated in addicts. Tom Gagliano speaks from the vantage point of a recovering addict, but everyone can identify with the emotions he describes. He points out the destructive impact that early experiences can have on a person’s life, but if you are aware of these early obstacles then you can take proper steps to free yourself from their stranglehold. The Problem Was Me is not only a self-help book, but a valuable textbook for mental health professionals.