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esalan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
kylorenfri's review against another edition
3.0
Overall I enjoyed this book because it really follows the client through the therapeutic process from start to "finish", allowing room for both incredible growth and predictable setbacks. Joan is a remarkable person with incredible strengths. Her system is interesting and easy to understand. But I simply cannot wrap my brain around the therapeutic relationship described in this book, let alone the lengths the therapist goes to to justify her choices.
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I understand that DID was (and in many ways, still is) in it's infancy as far as diagnosing and treating, but Lynn's decision to "reparent" Joan is riddled with obvious counter-transference. It was completely unnecessary to see Joan 5 days a week and then involve her in family events. Perhaps that could have happened naturally once the relationship was no longer therapeutic, but I found it to be unprofessional and unrealistic while Joan was Lynn's client. I was very relieved to read Lynn's report that she treated other DID clients WITHOUT leaving her darn office!steph_la's review against another edition
5.0
Equally fascinating and thrilling as it is shocking and unsettling. One of the biographies I'm basing my final thesis on. I loved it and I think it gives a lot of insight into this rare psychological condition.
penpencil22's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. It provided so much information, and a real look into the mind of a multiple. There was so much I didn't understand until I read this book (though there's certainly much much more I could still learn, and still much more I could never understand!) The ending was very sad though, but I was expecting something bad to happen all along, so...
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