Schopenhauer's Treatment
by K
About This Novel
"Schopenhauer's Treatment" is a profoundly influential and widely disseminated psychotherapy novel. It is one of the most representative novels by the master of existential psychology Irving Yalom. When psychotherapist Julius, who suffered from cancer and had only one year left to live, was surprised when he saw Philip, an old patient he had not contacted for many years. 23 Years ago, Philip had a serious addiction. Today, Philip is still arrogant and cold, wholeheartedly advocating Schopenhauer's pessimism. Julius dislikes Philip, but agrees to supervise him on the condition that he first participates in group therapy. When Philip walked into the group therapy room, he was like a special stone, causing ripples in the group, accompanying Julius through the final journey of his life... The complete reproduction of group therapy in the book is shocking, and it cleverly interweaves and unfolds the life experiences of the existential philosopher Schopenhauer.
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Official(8)Scraped 4d ago
Study hard and work hard every day!
The content is rich and the writing is smooth. Keep up the hard work. Come on, come on, come on.
Thank you for meeting me. It's been a long time since I've read a book that shocked me. Decided to do it again.
It is hoped that this form of group therapy can be promoted more widely
Like a less-than-perfect steak, sometimes it feels too raw and requires a long time of chewing to swallow the bite, but sometimes it's fragrant and tender. I like everyone in this group: Julius, Philip, Bonnie, Rebecca, Stuart... These different men and women intertwined all kinds of life.
As shown in this book, in group therapy, we will eventually understand: Although people still feel lonely, their hearts are not isolated islands; although people are still walking toward death step by step, people can realize the value of life in creation, love life, and treat each other sincerely; although people will still suffer, people can hug each other, cry together, and heal together; most importantly, people can love and be loved.
I feel like it's a shame that Pam and Phillip didn't get together. But this also revealed that I am a perfectionist and a guy with a strong desire to control.
Another masterpiece of Irving Yaron, there will be a warm current in my heart every time
Tears welling up in my ducts, I will continue to watch his works in the next one
Who are you? What's going on in your head?
This book is very profound and I personally feel it explores two ways of life: The first type is pessimistic, which can also be said to be objective and rational isolation, being a bystander, not involved in cause and effect, not in contact with life, with a sense of indifference in objectivity, and feeling that interacting with others is a waste of time. The second is subjective participation, finding oneself in the game of thoughts, making peace with oneself, the world, and others amidst imperfections, looking for a suitable distance and a comfortable way of getting along. The most profound one is the view of death, which is inevitable and will not exist while we exist. When it exists, we no longer exist, so why be afraid? Look at it objectively. Live without regrets every day of our existence. Finally, after I finished reading, there was always a sentence in my mind: Life is a long river, and we are all flowing down this river. It's just that some people are floating on the river with their eyes closed, indifferent to everything passing around them, and they don't know whether to live or die. And some people created breaststroke, backstroke, and freestyle, thinking about swimming upstream and having a great time fighting against time. There are also some people who are attracted by the scenery on the shore. They watch it happily while floating, and even pick up two flowers from the shore to decorate themselves. Of course, there are many strange and unexpected things, which are as colorful and interesting as this world. Remember not to get on the pirate ship of thoughts, but to be the helmsman of your own thoughts. 😘Knowing who you are is the most important thing.
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Official(8)Scraped 4d ago
Study hard and work hard every day!
The content is rich and the writing is smooth. Keep up the hard work. Come on, come on, come on.
Thank you for meeting me. It's been a long time since I've read a book that shocked me. Decided to do it again.
It is hoped that this form of group therapy can be promoted more widely
Like a less-than-perfect steak, sometimes it feels too raw and requires a long time of chewing to swallow the bite, but sometimes it's fragrant and tender. I like everyone in this group: Julius, Philip, Bonnie, Rebecca, Stuart... These different men and women intertwined all kinds of life.
As shown in this book, in group therapy, we will eventually understand: Although people still feel lonely, their hearts are not isolated islands; although people are still walking toward death step by step, people can realize the value of life in creation, love life, and treat each other sincerely; although people will still suffer, people can hug each other, cry together, and heal together; most importantly, people can love and be loved.
I feel like it's a shame that Pam and Phillip didn't get together. But this also revealed that I am a perfectionist and a guy with a strong desire to control.
Another masterpiece of Irving Yaron, there will be a warm current in my heart every time
Tears welling up in my ducts, I will continue to watch his works in the next one
Who are you? What's going on in your head?
This book is very profound and I personally feel it explores two ways of life: The first type is pessimistic, which can also be said to be objective and rational isolation, being a bystander, not involved in cause and effect, not in contact with life, with a sense of indifference in objectivity, and feeling that interacting with others is a waste of time. The second is subjective participation, finding oneself in the game of thoughts, making peace with oneself, the world, and others amidst imperfections, looking for a suitable distance and a comfortable way of getting along. The most profound one is the view of death, which is inevitable and will not exist while we exist. When it exists, we no longer exist, so why be afraid? Look at it objectively. Live without regrets every day of our existence. Finally, after I finished reading, there was always a sentence in my mind: Life is a long river, and we are all flowing down this river. It's just that some people are floating on the river with their eyes closed, indifferent to everything passing around them, and they don't know whether to live or die. And some people created breaststroke, backstroke, and freestyle, thinking about swimming upstream and having a great time fighting against time. There are also some people who are attracted by the scenery on the shore. They watch it happily while floating, and even pick up two flowers from the shore to decorate themselves. Of course, there are many strange and unexpected things, which are as colorful and interesting as this world. Remember not to get on the pirate ship of thoughts, but to be the helmsman of your own thoughts. 😘Knowing who you are is the most important thing.
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When existential therapy meets Schopenhauer's philosophy: a dying therapist plays chess with the pessimist's soul to reveal the final redemption code of life.
The profoundly influential and widely disseminated psychotherapy novel is one of the most representative novels by the master of existential psychology Irving Yalom. When psychotherapist Julius, who suffered from cancer and had only one year left to live, was surprised when he saw Philip, an old patient he had not contacted for many years. 23 Years ago, Philip had a serious addiction. Today, Philip is still arrogant and cold, wholeheartedly advocating Schopenhauer's pessimism. Julius dislikes Philip, but agrees to supervise him on the condition that he first participates in group therapy. When Philip walked into the group therapy room, he was like a special stone, causing ripples in the group, accompanying Julius through the final journey of his life... The complete reproduction of group therapy in the book is shocking, and it cleverly interweaves and unfolds the life experiences of the existential philosopher Schopenhauer.
