Counselling for Toads: A Psychological Adventure

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It is a positive and uplifting read that is not afraid to highlight some of the challenges of the therapeutic process, and I read all 153 pages in the bliss of a seaside escape! I appreciate this is a completely different book to the original collection but they give you a sense of the characters’ outward behaviour before embarking on this transactional analysis view.

You see what acts as his motivation to act in his reckless manor and also gain understanding of how his character may have been shaped. The difference between psychological counselling and friendly advice mainly lies in the professional nature of therapy. We can see that feeling “depressed” is often associated with specific things; that is to say, feeling dejected is not random, but it is caused by a situation in your life. I remember back in the 70s when the "I'm ok, you're not ok" books came out, with their orange dust jackets. In the 25 years since the book was written, transactional analysis has continued to evolve and is now a model of human relations work applied in psychotherapy, counselling, education, and organizational development.Under the guidance of his counsellor, Toad comes to understand that these are all possible causes of his depression, but the root cause comes from his family of origin. It’s a must read for anyone interested either in the counselling process or in getting to know themselves a little bit better! Sách có nhắc đến khuôn mẫu cảm xúc, cách xử lý cảm xúc đúng cách chớ không nên chối bỏ, ngó lơ hay đè nén nó. When he goes to a party, regardless of his current mood, he immediately adopts a polite social mode, and his opening line is always the same: “Hello, friends, you'll never guess what I've been up to,” or “Come, my friend, look at this. When we understand which life position we chose and the three ego states, we can shake the hand of our past self, rework our own life script, and live a self-led life.

Having suffered with depression myself I was able to relate to Toads journey, the tears, the denial and the realisation of what has bought you (or Toad on this book) to be suffering with depression and subsequently seeking the help of a counsellor. I have learned a lot of behaviours I want to change, and how I relate to others during certain behaviours. I listened to the whole audiobook straight through, twice, as it was so engaging and packed full of therapeutic concepts (predominantly transactional analysis).là những người uyên bác thì có khả năng giải thích những lý thuyết, thuật ngữ theo cách rất đơn giản. Những khái niệm như bản năng (id), siêu tôi (super ego), cái tôi (ego) được bác Diệc hình tượng hoá rất đơn giản và dễ hiểu. Xuyên suốt cuốn sách tập trung nói nhiều về bộ ba trạng thái cái tôi, tầm quan trọng của cảm xúc, sự ảnh hưởng của những năm tháng đầu đời lên cuộc sống hiện tại và sơ đồ vị thế sống.

These are the effects of Toad's family environment, and they are the source of his current depression. I have been aware of the basics of TA for many years, mostly from an intellectual perspective, and was recommended this book by my current counsellor (not TA). It is easy to understand, though sometimes it appears the author is writing more to explain TA than keeping in the spirit of Wind in the Willows. Although I found the ending (of the therapy) a bit abrupt, that too seemed like it probably could accurately depict how things could go.

Never Eat Alone’was published in 2005 and has been a top seller ever since it became known to the public. Depression patients are burdened with great pain, but their loved ones may not be able to understand it, so they sometimes need to seek professional help. She often deliberately shut off her motherly side when dealing with Toad; even the number of times she hugged him was very low.