Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

17 reviews

finnsnowbevi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Police brutality, Dementia, Medical trauma, Abortion, Alcohol, and Classism

mollymdull's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic

amyteurhour's review against another edition

Content warning: mental illness, suicidal thoughts, eating disorder, death of parent, panic attack, institutionalization, childhood trauma

This was a very funny memoir by a very funny person. Bamford goes into some pretty heavy topics in a way that I found was incredibly raw and honest while incorporating her humor like layers of a flaky croissant. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook, read by Bamford. I usually don't like audiobooks with sound effects but the ones in this weren't distracting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Probably the funniest book I have listened to in a long time. As Maria Bamford bravely recounts her many adventures with group therapies and twelve step programs from debtors anonymous to couples therapy. Maria openly shares about her struggles with antidepressants, our healthcare system when it comes to mental health help and so much more. Although none of those topics sounds funny, trust me this book will have you laughing. 
Highly recommend, especially if you are depressed and need a laugh at the world and other situations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

anhedonia_n_anomie's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

lcamp2780's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lawmixitup's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Death of parent

A majority of the content warnings are due to intrusive thoughts from OCD

madamenovelist's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

jesselopod's review against another edition

funny hopeful fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness

honestconman's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment