I liked the stories, they are all fascinating and a page turner, probably not exactly an illustration of the psychotherapist's mastery (I thought quite the contrary in places), but an eye-opener into what goes on in other people's lives. It can make you feel quite humble about how lucky your own lot in life is, but it can also destroy your confidence in psychotherapy, in general..
While reading it, I found myself thinking psychotherapists are human, too, not these impartial, all knowing professionals who are always like some efficient healing machines. Reading between the lines, I could see that a psychotherapist can be rattled by the person they saw before you and might only pretend to be listening to your problems now, if you're a woman and they are male, there is always this sex thing going on: if you're young and sexy, they have to struggle to NOT objectify you (!! it's in there, he says it himself!), if you're old and unappealing, they can find you boring and annoying, if you're obese, they have to work hard on not falling asleep while you talk, etc. There is also the issue of counter-transference which means that you might remind them of somebody they hate(d) and force themselves to stay impartial. For me, it was an interesting book because it showed me that if you're even toying with the idea of seeing a psychotherapist for whatever reason, it's probably easier to save your money and just talk to somebody who loves you or just use your own common-sense and keep things in perspective...
I would just find it impossible to go and see a psychotherapist because, knowing what I now know of what goes on behind the scenes, I could freeze with shyness and terror of being ridiculed, even if only inside the therapist's skull:( But I guess my problems are not bad enough to overcome that vulnerability! There are 10 stories and for some reason I thought he mishandled some of those or brought his own prejudices into the equation, but somehow the process of talking, just talking to another human being, can be redemptive in itself and can heal beyond both people's bullshit, either said or just thought... Interesting read, I would recommend this book. It's great for dream interpretation! Especially the last dream, it's priceless:)))
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