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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
It's not a substitute for therapy but you can't stop me looking for cheaper alternatives
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Un titolo azzeccato e un'idea interessante per un libro che, purtroppo, non regge le aspettative che suscita. Lo scambio di battute tra la protagonista e il terapista non decolla mai, pur offrendo qualche spunto interessante, e gli intermezzi della narratrice sembrano fare soltanto passi indietro rispetto ai progressi delle sedute - passi indietro che, per quanto credibili e giustamente realistici, appesantiscono molto la lettura.
Le riflessioni finali insistono sempre sugli stessi temi e si arriva alla fine senza reali prese di consapevolezza, alla fine di una storia che ha ben poco di narrativa e ricorda più che altro la trascrizione di sedute non molto brillanti.
Le riflessioni finali insistono sempre sugli stessi temi e si arriva alla fine senza reali prese di consapevolezza, alla fine di una storia che ha ben poco di narrativa e ricorda più che altro la trascrizione di sedute non molto brillanti.
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
this book is a recollection of the author’s experiences with mental health, sharing something as vulnerable as her therapy sessions in a refreshingly candid way. because of this, my initial intimidation going into this non-fic quickly faded, and i found myself drawn to the pace and structure she followed. i especially liked how the heavier topics were met with reflection that felt both insightful and grounding, making her experiences come across as real and instructive rather than reduced to the usual “something was wrong, i went to therapy, now i’m fixed” narrative, yk? i actually learned a lot from those transcripts— mainly that therapy isn’t a quick solution, but a process built on trust, courage, and patience.
this was my fav passage:
“I am someone who is completely unique in this world, someone I need to take care of for the rest of my life, and therefore someone I need to help take each step forward, warmly and patiently, to allow to rest on some days and to encourage on others – I believe that the more I look into this strange being, myself, the more routes I will find to happiness.”
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
fast-paced
reflective
slow-paced
This book is not what I was expecting at all... in a bad way :(
I was expecting to learn a lot more but maybe because I have been in therapy myself it all seemed like very basic advice. I found the transcripts to be terribly repetitive and it made me quite bored but I kept reading as this is such a short book. Luckily the essays at the end were a bit more interesting and actually had some very meaningful quotes.
I was expecting to learn a lot more but maybe because I have been in therapy myself it all seemed like very basic advice. I found the transcripts to be terribly repetitive and it made me quite bored but I kept reading as this is such a short book. Luckily the essays at the end were a bit more interesting and actually had some very meaningful quotes.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
medium-paced
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced