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A review by taurilaane
Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom
5.0
A good book to for people who have a problem with letting go of the past, getting over the past, accepting the past. Who have a shining history, but are numb in the present. So actually they are still living in the past. They tend to reject reality by making their history shine even more, than it really was. For if the condomn something in their past, this threatens to cast the real light on the rest of the things too, and the house of cards could come down.
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And a book about accepting death. Accepting to being gone, being forgotten at some point.
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And a good book for people who want to learn to be a therapist. Or help people close to them by hearing them out and guiding them.
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"Give up the hope for a better PAST!"
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“Feeling Pity and shame always needs another person towards to feel it. A dance of two, at least.” People often feel shame without others condemning them - because this happens in their own heads. So when You hear out somebody, you must give him direct feedback what You think about it, even hard feedback - because the other person is probably envisioning even worse ideas that You could not even imagine. Because they have lived with the secrets for a long time and they have had a long time to envision all the worst reactions others could have… So always give honest and direct feedback, so they know exactly where You are (and where Your thoughts are NOT at).
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And a book about accepting death. Accepting to being gone, being forgotten at some point.
***
And a good book for people who want to learn to be a therapist. Or help people close to them by hearing them out and guiding them.
***
"Give up the hope for a better PAST!"
***
“Feeling Pity and shame always needs another person towards to feel it. A dance of two, at least.” People often feel shame without others condemning them - because this happens in their own heads. So when You hear out somebody, you must give him direct feedback what You think about it, even hard feedback - because the other person is probably envisioning even worse ideas that You could not even imagine. Because they have lived with the secrets for a long time and they have had a long time to envision all the worst reactions others could have… So always give honest and direct feedback, so they know exactly where You are (and where Your thoughts are NOT at).