Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery by Catherine Gildiner

7 reviews

throwback682's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

2.75

As others have mentioned, this book has lots of problems, including the audiobook narrator putting on Chinese and First Nations accents, deadnaming and other transphobic comments, among others. There were just so many times that I cringed. The author at times seemed self aware but often was just painfully out of touch. The book did feel rather exploitative, and often felt fake. I felt like it was particularly insensitive about sexual abuse, for example the way the author distinguished between “violent” sexual abuse and… what?? It’s all violent! I think I agree with other people who called the book trauma porn. I did (enjoy doesn’t seem like the right word) parts of the book. I did gain some understanding into how childhood trauma can impact people, and felt hopeful at times that I and people I love can heal from difficult things. But overall the book felt pretty icky. I’m kind of shocked how many people uncritically loved it. Definitely read with caution especially if you’re a survivor of abuse, especially sexual abuse or child abuse generally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Genocide, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Infidelity, Excrement, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Dementia

This book is all about people who have overcome HORRIFIC things, mostly in their childhoods. It is very very difficult to read.

csmoke85's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

jams_is_rad's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

livcab's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity

sleeson's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

 I savor all of the books that have been coming out lately surrounding therapy. The therapist’s account on a variety of patients and how they cope is so informative. I love learning about emotions. I am like a sponge every time I read a book like this. All 5 patients in the book were outstanding stories to read. 
Graphic swearing and graphic emotions when patients express their emotions. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

greatu's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

chupacobbruh's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis