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While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence by Meg Kissinger
2 reviews
srutiramesh's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
katreena's review
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Very raw!
This memoir explorers a lot of the uncomfortable feelings that people don't talk about having when in a mentally ill family. The author doesn't sugarcoat suicide and shows the real emotions for multiple sides. The author is a journalist so it's very well written and informative sections.
This memoir explorers a lot of the uncomfortable feelings that people don't talk about having when in a mentally ill family. The author doesn't sugarcoat suicide and shows the real emotions for multiple sides. The author is a journalist so it's very well written and informative sections.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol