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The author describes his work as a psychoanalyst over a twenty-five year period, describing his efforts to guide his patients to personal insights into their behaviors and resolutions which can change their lives for the better.
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Grosz presents aphoristic stories drawn from his practice as a psychoanalyst. They are not full case-studies, but vignettes that illustrate common though penetrating problems of the human condition. He considers the passion for ignorance, how paranoia can relieve suffering and prevent a catastrophe, wanting the impossible, how a fear of loss can cause us to lose everything, bearing death, finding closure, and more. His patients, whose stories he relates using pseudonyms, include children and adults. This is not a scholarly book, but a potentially inspiring resource for mental health professionals and lay people alike. There is no index. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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