A psychiatrist by training, Viktor Kagan has been practicing non-medical psychotherapy for many years. The experience that arises «in the zone of common interests of the psychotherapist and the client» became the content of this book.
Information about the types of characters or the stages of human development alternate with the stories of patients and simple cases from life, the author’s poems — with literary quotations. To what extent psychotherapy can help us is largely a matter of faith, Viktor Kagan believes. But reading his book not only gives some insight into the work of a psychotherapist, but also allows you to look at your life with a fresh look and, perhaps, arouse a desire to live somehow differently.
Meaning, Alpina non-fiction, 420 p.