Scan barcode
obligatoryusername's review
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
elizakaspar1988's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars rounded down
The author does a great job of putting you in her head so you can better understand how she feels. Does a good job of showing people the importance of advocating for themselves in regards to their mental health, while also acknowledging that there is privilege in knowing how to do this effectively. If the author hadn't stopped going to the doctors that weren't helping her, she never would have made progress.
Talks a lot about being estranged from family, and how sometimes that is okay and even necessary in order to heal. Also talks about how there are different levels of estrangement and that those can change over times as needs and people change.
It's interesting how c-PTSD became almost helpful during the pandemic because there was a lot of life and death stuff going on. Basically, the people with c-PTSD were already primed to live in that life-or-death world.
The author does a great job of putting you in her head so you can better understand how she feels. Does a good job of showing people the importance of advocating for themselves in regards to their mental health, while also acknowledging that there is privilege in knowing how to do this effectively. If the author hadn't stopped going to the doctors that weren't helping her, she never would have made progress.
Talks a lot about being estranged from family, and how sometimes that is okay and even necessary in order to heal. Also talks about how there are different levels of estrangement and that those can change over times as needs and people change.
It's interesting how c-PTSD became almost helpful during the pandemic because there was a lot of life and death stuff going on. Basically, the people with c-PTSD were already primed to live in that life-or-death world.
halfblood_fiend's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
toreigh's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
5.0
jojireadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
stephanie foo worked at THIS AMERICAN LIFE and it shows. in exploring her own cptsd diagnosis, foo weaves together personal stories, reflections, scientific research/theory, and historical context. the audiobook was narrated by foo herself, and towards the end included real audio clips from her sessions w her doctor. super insightful, humanizing, and well crafted.
prisoner24601's review against another edition
dark
3.75
This book was a bit hard to read. Maybe that’s why it took 7 months haha. It was really witty and vulnerable and really sad. Complex PTSD was a subject I was quite unfamiliar with prior to reading it and the complexities and underlying cause of Foo’s trauma was heartbreaking. She touches on generational trauma, being raised in an immigrant household (specifically Asian American), being a toxic work environment (OMG I DIDNT KNOW NPR WAS A TERRIBLE PLACE TO WORK) and navigating relationships when you can be the problem. This book felt really raw and I like it. The only reason it’s rated lower is because outside of people who suffer from trauma idk if I can recommend this book