Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

19 reviews

hooligansmoo's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

loregoodwin's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Ableism

amis's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was a great read about the horrifying reality of undiagnosed illnesses and how so many can closely resemble one another. I can relate to a lot of the things Susannah reported about her own illness, such as all tests coming back normal. It takes a caring and determined doctor to keep trying when all else fails. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Chronic illness and Fatphobia

Minor: Body shaming and Alcohol

arayo's review against another edition

emotional informative tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Medical trauma

maddiearthur's review

emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Blood

lex_y's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

heoleen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

Intens en bedroevend, maar ook zeer inspirerend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail