The Dark Night of Recovery

Gerald G. May, M.D. who authored 

 Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions practiced medicine and psychiatry for twenty-five years before becoming a senior fellow in contemplative theology and psychology at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Bethesda, Maryland.

 

Addiction and Grace offers an inspiring and hope–filled vision for those who desire to explore the mystery of who and what they really are. May examines the "processes of attachment" that lead to addiction and describes the relationship between addiction and spiritual awareness. He also details the various addictions from which we can suffer, not only to substances like alcohol and drugs, but to work, sex, performance, responsibility, and intimacy. 

Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist working with the chemically dependent, May emphasizes that addiction represents an attempt to assert complete control over our lives. 
Addiction and Grace is a compassionate and wise treatment of a topic of major concern in these most addictive of times, one that can provide a critical yet hopeful guide to a place of freedom based on contemplative spirituality.”

While parts of this book can be read online, your attention is directed to “The Dark Night of Recovery," beginning on page 222 at https://www.amazon.com/Addiction-Grace-Spirituality-Healing-Addictions/dp/0061122432/ref=sr_1_4_twi_pap_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1517276335&sr=8-4&keywords=gerald+may+dark+night+of+the+soul#reader_0061122432

Eighty quotes from May’s books are available at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/68181.Gerald_G_May