Bucay Jorge is an Argentinean psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychoanalyst, writer, author of popular books on psychology and personal growth. He is considered the star of modern Argentine literature.
The author's books have been translated into eighteen languages and published in many countries of the world. Russian readers who are fond of popular psychology are well acquainted with the works of Jorge Bucay. His books help people cope with problems and find a way out of difficult life situations.
Biography facts
The future psychotherapist and writer was born in the fall of 1949 in Argentina into an ordinary family. According to the memoirs of Jorge himself, his parents always dreamed that their son would become a doctor.
When the boy was four years old, an epidemic of poliomyelitis began in the country, many babies got sick with this disease. He saw children on the streets with the consequences of an illness and asked their mother what happened to them. All her explanations ended in tears. Jorge took the suffering of people very close to his heart and literally felt their pain. It was in those years that my mother said that he would definitely become a good specialist and help people cope not only with this disease, but also with many other problems.
Jorge's family lived very modestly and constantly needed money. To help his parents, he started working early. He was a salesman, storekeeper and insurance agent. He worked as a taxi driver and a clown.
Choice of profession
Already in his school years, Jorge began to dream about the profession of a doctor. After receiving secondary education, the young man entered the university at the medical department.
At first, Jorge wanted to become a pediatrician. But, starting to study at the university, he realized that he could not bear the pain that the child was experiencing, and put up with the fact that the doctor could not help him.
Once Bukay assisted during an operation performed on a baby. Doctors fought for his life for a long time, but could not help, and the child died. For Jorge, this was a personal tragedy. For a long time he could not come to his senses and then finally decided that he could not become a good children's doctor, it would be better for him to choose another direction of medical activity.
After a little thought, Bukay settled on child psychiatry in his choice. Soon he literally fell in love with this area of medicine and with his patients. Later, already in his author's programs and first books, Jorge said that all doctors are hypochondriacs, with increased anxiety and fear of illness. It is these character traits that lead people to the medical profession. He himself was always afraid of mental disorder and insanity. This was the main reason why Jorge began to study psychology and immerse himself in psychiatry.
After several years of work, Jorge began to feel that his fear was gradually disappearing. He began to work less with seriously ill patients and devote more time to patients with neuroses.
After many years of practice in the field of psychiatry, becoming a professional psychotherapist and psychoanalyst, Jorge began to consult ordinary people in need of psychological support. Bukay has devoted more than thirty years to medical practice.
Literary creativity
As a specialist in the field of psychology, Jorge began to be invited to radio and television, where he performed with his own programs. Once a friend advised him to start writing books so that as many people as possible could get acquainted with his advice and find a way out of difficult life situations. This is how the first book on popular psychology was born.
Even after his works became known all over the world, Jorge does not consider himself a writer. First of all, he is a physician with extensive practical experience. Writing is like a game for him. And in this game he involves his readers, giving them wise advice that is so necessary in everyone's life. Many compare his books to psychotherapy sessions, and literary critics have called Bucai "a professional comforter."
He is currently not engaged in medical activities. He devotes most of his time to writing new books, giving lectures, conferences and meeting with readers.
Jorge won the Spanish Literary Prize for the novel The Candidate. The circulation of his books published in the world exceeds two million copies.
Personal life
Bukay currently lives in Mexico, continues to engage in literary work and publishes his own magazine "Healthy Spirit".
There is almost no information about Jorge's personal life. He is known to be divorced and has two children. The son followed in his father's footsteps and became a psychotherapist, and his daughter became a cardiologist.
