Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher

9 reviews

el_viral's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Although some elements have clearly been embellished - who remembers exactly their parents' relationship and how they felt at age 9, this must be extrapolated - overall it is a harrowing and moving account of an illness, and far beyond what one would necessarily expect from a 23-year-old. Hornbacher's writing is accomplished, and she very much draws you in to the narrative. As a person with mental health issues myself, although not an ED, I could see some of my own issues ref ecting back on me. As she herself said, there is no satisfactory ending, because there can't be for something like this, the end describing the balancing act needed while striving for a life is poignant. Overall a very good, if challenging read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion

roseaboveyou's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Dysphoria

rebeccaquinton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

nicnevin's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Heartbreaking and raw, it throws out any prenotions of what an eating disorder is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Acephobia/Arophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

palladium_xerox's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

If you or someone you know are struggling with an eating disorder or addiction in general, give this memoir a read. It’s heart wrenching and incredibly real; the author doesn’t censor herself or try to justify her actions but instead just tells the audience about her life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Toxic friendship and Classism

tuesdayangel's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

Moderate: Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

chloensmith1's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Self harm

rupesaltai's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit

daralexandria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Self harm

Moderate: Vomit