Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

4 reviews

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

I quite enjoyed Care Work and this one is no different. The societal barriers disabled folks face, especially during the pandemic are brought to light through honest, open thought.  While I did not feel the focus was on the future, as the title would suggests, it highlights that even in the 21 century there is a large gap in access for us disabled folk. What I did find challenging in this, was how the claim was put to this solely being a BIPOC/chronically ill/neurodivergent experience. I feel as though the disability community needs to be united, not trying to put up us vs them mentality. I do understand BIPOC/2SLGBTQ+ adds additional intersectionalities and challenges, but this should in no way present as discounting others' experiences with disability.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Rape, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

blue_boy62's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

abbysnofun's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective

4.5

soooo soooo important

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

 Holy shit, this is OUTSTANDING. Every essay gave me a new perspective, new impression, new things to ponder and grow from. Can't recommend enough, I loved this even more than the author's previous Care Work which I also loved. I can't wait to revisit this and glean even more wisdom from it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Medical content, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, Excrement, Abortion, and Death of parent