{"product_id":"the-fear-of-doing-nothing-notes-of-a-young-therapist-9781912573059","title":"The Fear of Doing Nothing: Notes of a Young Therapist","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deeply honest, searching examination of psychotherapy based on the experiences of a young sceptical trainee  meeting his first patients. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Why is psychotherapy different from talking to a friend?\" Hazanov asks. \"Because generations of self-interested therapists told us so?\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn the spirit of Mikhail Bulgakov's \u003cem\u003eA Young Doctor's Notebook\u003c\/em\u003e and Sandeep Jauhar's \u003cem\u003eIntern\u003c\/em\u003e, this sparkling collection of ten linked short stories, set in New York city, follows Hazanov as he navigates the maze of psychological theories he's been taught, facing the alarming dissonance between them and the tragic reality of his patients' lives.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"How does psychotherapy work? And why do people not get any better?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFrustrated by fancy jargon and unrealistic depictions, Hazanov is on a quest to dispel the myths of psychotherapy and discover its essence.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Fear of Doing Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e Hazonov illuminates the intimacy, vulnerability and messiness of the therapeutic encounter, providing his answer to the question of what psychotherapy is.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR’S NOTE \u003cbr\u003e The fear of doing nothing \u003cbr\u003e The rock that ties down the balloon\u003cbr\u003e What is breakfast? \u003cbr\u003e Snowflakes\u003cbr\u003e One day\u003cbr\u003e Good mourning men\u003cbr\u003e The dreamer and the realist Gloom and Maserati\u003cbr\u003e Many a time\u003cbr\u003e My first private patient \u003cbr\u003e ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aeon Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191484244311,"sku":"9781912573059","price":20.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fear-of-doing-nothing-notes-of-a-young-therapist-9781912573059","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}