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Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom
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This book gave a lot of insights into the therapeutic process, but I found the guy a total putz--very self-aware of his own reactions to the patients he describes, but not so concerned about their own experience of the process that he wouldn't describe them in great detail to the world at large. Also, just comes off as self-satisfied; it made the reading distasteful, and I didn't finish in the end. I couldn't stand the supercilious sense he gives of being in some way, better than his clients.
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August 4, 2011 – Shelved
August 19, 2011 – Started Reading
August 21, 2011 – Finished Reading

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Guy TheCouch They are amalgamations, not real patients. He creates characters for their didactic qualities. If you believe he is self-satisfied, I think you should look deeper into your own pathologies...


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