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crazy start omg

this better be freaky

he’s quite the odd one that guy!

dude these games are so crazy
i know im about to be stressed the entire time
why am i shocked everytime a tribute dies like we already know haymitch wins

girl i’m about to start chapter 15 and they haven’t even gotten to the games yet (don’t get me wrong it’s still so good i just cannot believe it)

i looooove the reoccurring characters from other books it’s so fun

LOU LOU?????

oh my GYATT

(i will be spoiling this book so don’t read this if you want to read it!) i’ve been reading this for days but forgot to update goodreads my bad but omg haymich making it to snows mansion, displaying louella and clapping at him i was GAGGGGGED

poor ralph

although it was a slow start, i could sense a lot of foreshadowing for the eeriness. i love how we learn what she means by motherthing (and i need to hear all about her childhood RIGHT NOW i need to conceptualize abby badly) and im also so excited to hear more about laura

i have more respect for how yalom explains self disclosure in these chapters. i the benefit in neglecting freuds ideas of the therapist being a “blank screen” in the name of transference. that is not what a client needs or wants. granted, self disclosure should be a therapeutic tool that has a therapeutic outcome. it should benefit the client not the therapist. i think those lines blur for yalom sometimes.

yalom’s views on the here & now are very interesting & i would only subscribe to about 45% of this in my practice. i think authenticity, immediacy, and the present are all important components for the work, yalom describes it in a way that could negatively impact the dynamic i will have with my clients (especially as a woman therapist working with teenagers). it definitely has something to it but i have qualms.

her writing style eatsss

soooo disturbing!! the game shit, the human trafficking, the “first and last name” stuff makes me so sick and i’m not ashamed to admit that i skip the parts about animal cruelty (which is also interesting considering how violent this entire bit is towards humans) but yeah so gross but so yea

you almost start to forget that the “special meat”, “head” and “studs” are human beings, whether it’s because they can’t talk, have been made into submissive animals, or because subconsciously and unintentionally it’s easier or second nature to think of them as animals. i think this is the point, and why it’s so uncomfortable and confusing when jasmine comes along. also…PREGNANT??? stfu

the sex scene in the butcher shop was CRAZY and turned my stomach

period. i love the chapter about getting your own therapy as a therapist. it’s so important for accepting feedback, being challenged, being made aware of our blind spots and biases and neurosis that can get in the way of being available for our clients. it’s makes us authentic. it makes us insightful. i also like how yalom included the importance of diversifying the therapeutic modality of personal therapy.

so gross dude

some of his takes are definitely unique but i really like how he highlights the importance of authenticity and empathy and bringing yourself into the therapeutic relationship. i just think he likes doing it for himself and not the clients sake which is not the vibe and i think he take self disclosure too far but otherwise kinda period so far

most of these books are for grad school tbh

i’ve had the book for years but haven’t read it in full. i’m taking a class called trauma theory and treatment, which is taught by someone who worked under van der kolk before he became disgraced for bullying his employees, and this is a required reading. so far he’s offered incredible first hand insight into working with trauma patients and has introduced incredible findings. just wish he bragged less.