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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
I don't usually read memoirs but this was amazing. I cried. I sighed. I laughed.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
This was an honest book. I loved to see the progress she made and learn how to look differently at situations than I ever would have thought to in the moment.
Unsure how to rate this book that, while highly entertaining and salacious, also felt inappropriately voyeuristic in an “I cannot honestly believe this is true” kinda way.
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This story and the author’s way of telling it was amazing. Knowing the timeline of when it took place (early 2000s) I think her experience and the psychiatrist’s approach at that time normalized therapy for her and others in her groups. That being said, the psychiatrist sounds wacky and unethical. Glad it worked for this client but I’d be interested to hear stories from clients who were harmed or had less than positive experiences with this approach. The memoir is written like a story so she might have skipped over some of the key informed consent stuff that would make it a little more okay. Again, in early 2000s evidence based practice in psychotherapy was a bit less of a priority I believe. Either way, really enjoyable read!
This book was enjoyable enough to read, but it wasn’t quite what I expected. I like memoirs and reading parts of someone’s journey, but some of the choices made in this book felt questionable (or maybe I just couldn’t relate
I have several thoughts on this book, but first and foremost sympathy for anyone struggling with issues and seeking help. Individual or group sessions can provide the needed support and this book opened my eyes to that. I realize how lucky I am in my life and I have not gone to a group support/therapy groups, do not have an addiction and haven't had suicidal or self destructive thoughts or behavior. So, as mentioned this book was eye opening for me.
I struggled to find the author sympathetic, instead I found her self centered and narcissistic. But I recognized that that isn't fair and that her struggles are real and she needed be "self centered" to stand up for herself in ways she never had before. I also found the therapist and group conversations unbelievable - but again, that could easily be my lack of experience or interaction with such therapies.
Overall this was a compelling audiobook narrated by the author that shed a light on mental illness in a n intimate way that was eye opening and hopefully will make me more supportive and sympathetic to others.
I struggled to find the author sympathetic, instead I found her self centered and narcissistic. But I recognized that that isn't fair and that her struggles are real and she needed be "self centered" to stand up for herself in ways she never had before. I also found the therapist and group conversations unbelievable - but again, that could easily be my lack of experience or interaction with such therapies.
Overall this was a compelling audiobook narrated by the author that shed a light on mental illness in a n intimate way that was eye opening and hopefully will make me more supportive and sympathetic to others.
this book is so important for mental health and for destigmatizing therapy and group therapy in particular. and it's compulsively readable. there are jokes. there are tears. there are sex scenes. and you want to find out what happens so badly. highly recommend, particularly if you like memoirs.
p.s. having now read other reviews, i see that people are really picking up on dr. rosen's unethical (borderline cult-like?) approach. i don't know much about psychology and ethics, but it seemed like the author faced and questioned those things every now and again.
also, to the reviewers balking at the price tag of her therapy: what do you think therapy out-of-pocket costs in the united states? therapy isn't a $20 acupuncture session off the street. i was not surprised, that for a major urban center, the author would pay $900 a month for 270 minutes a week of group therapy. that's A LOT of therapy!
is it ethical for dr. rosen to charge that much? $70 a session? seems the going rate, to me.
several friends of mine can't get the help they need because the therapist whose speciality would help them is out of network and they can't afford to pay out of pocket.
p.s. having now read other reviews, i see that people are really picking up on dr. rosen's unethical (borderline cult-like?) approach. i don't know much about psychology and ethics, but it seemed like the author faced and questioned those things every now and again.
also, to the reviewers balking at the price tag of her therapy: what do you think therapy out-of-pocket costs in the united states? therapy isn't a $20 acupuncture session off the street. i was not surprised, that for a major urban center, the author would pay $900 a month for 270 minutes a week of group therapy. that's A LOT of therapy!
is it ethical for dr. rosen to charge that much? $70 a session? seems the going rate, to me.
several friends of mine can't get the help they need because the therapist whose speciality would help them is out of network and they can't afford to pay out of pocket.