Бидете свој психотерапевт

by Janette Rainwater

Потребна ви е промена? Подготвени сте за промена? Преземете ја одговорноста за себе и својот живот во свои раце. Промената ќе биде успешна доколку навистина сакате да се развиете и доколку сте подготвени да учите како да ја прифатите одговорноста за самите себе.

Бидете свој психотерапевт, преку вежби и теориски објаснувања, со зголемувањето на свеста за самиот себе, постепено нè приближува кон нас самите и нè подготвува за промена. Ни помага подобро да ги запознаеме луѓето запознавајќи се себеси, да станеме посвесни за односот со нив и да го менуваме тој однос, доколку чувствуваме потреба за тоа. Таа ќе ги поттикне оние што сакаат понатаму да се развиваат, да го променат однесувањето со кое не се задоволни, да ги решаваат своите тешкотии и проблеми, да живеат поисполнето, порадосно и посреќно.

Првиот чекор кон себетерапија започнува со читањето на оваа книга.

Genres: Psychology, Self Help, Personal Development, Nonfiction

262 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1979

Reviews

[Ingrida · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book written by Gestalt therapist based on the notion that in the end the goal of any therapy should be to help you learn how to be that supportive, accepting person that your therapist stands for throughout your journey. My therapist gave me this book for practical exercises to try at home. And it seems to cover it all - meditation, mindfulness, visualisations, imagination exercises, journaling... You name it. Some examples felt a bit out of date, some... cheesy? I don't know. I liked the part that focused on different subpersonalities and how you have to get to know them and accept them and help them find new relationships in order to feel yourself as a whole. Strong 3 stars, because I wrote down some parts to come back to later.

[Christy Baker · Rating 3 out of 5]

After picking this up at the library, I soon realized I had read it years before so I've done a fast skim re-read rather than a thorough read in applying this review. I am estimating the year I first read it as I don't really recall. I point this out as, while much of the material in the book is still useful psychological advice, some of it strikes me as dated in tone and likely statistics as well as slightly dated in thinking and examples.

Overall, however, the vast majority of chapters hold up reasonably well in applying a variety of psychological techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy as well as other modalities. There is sections for mindfulness, journaling, physical health and death as well as relationships with others. The variety of activities described and tools offered is a strength of the book in helping to know oneself and one's own past and impact on the present better as well as managing emotion and action in the present. This is the sort of book that could be consulted at intervals as needed and check-ins done with the self. It achieves its intention of being a good introductory book for the general reader on self help skills.

[Ilya Cherkasov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Классная книжка с практикой всех этих психологических кунтштюков.

Понравился метод разделения собственного я на различные составляющие и отождествления этих составляющих с некими персонажами.

Ну и про медитацию отлично. Можно с носком сидеть, как я, а можно рисовать, или посуду мыть. Или дневник вести.

Эффект был бы гораздо больше, если бы были силы все упраженения, что там даются, делать.