A review by amandalorianxo
Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate

Did not finish book.
tense slow-paced

2.0

Let me preface this by saying that I have gone to therapy. I didn't do group therapy but I'm familiar with the experience of talking about the deepest, most vulnerable parts of yourself to someone who has no idea what your background / history is like unless you tell them straight up. I came across this book with low expectations and I'm glad I did. The manner in which this therapist did his treatments sounds made me raise my eyebrows. Plus - it seemed as if the author herself had a lot of trauma that needed more than just therapy to sift through the uncomfortable thoughts/ideas / low self-esteem. I also (not to sound mean but) truthfully - I was .... unmoved by some of the background that Tate told us about her life. I listened to this on my commute to work and back & found myself wanting to listen to something else more than half the time. Overal... I don't think this is the best book to choose if you are contemplating therapy. 
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