Dry, but not cured

Richard Müller has been away from alcohol for 14 years when he wrote this unsparingly frank and ­personal account of his journey out of alcohol ­addiction. 30 long years in which the author became increasingly dependent, hit the ground "hard" and over three inpatient and various outpatient therapies slowly and with various setbacks fought his way back-into life. At some point, he makes the most ­important decision for his future life and that of his family: the decision against alcohol.
With the aim of offering other addicts help with their addiction, he describes the various manifes­tations of his illness, tries to fathom the causes of ­addiction and compiles factors that can contribute to achieving and maintaining longterm stability.

Richard Müller, born in1958, studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich for one semester in 1977. After an interruption due to basic military service, he successfully completed his studies in electrical engineering at the TU Erlangen with a degree in electrical engineering (Dipl.-Ing. Univ.). Until 2009 he-worked in various areas and ­com­panies as a graduate electrical ­engineer. Since 2010 he has been teaching technology, computer science and mathematics at a technical secondary school in Bavaria. He is married, has two adult ­children and has been retired since 2025.