Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Buddha and the Borderline: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder through Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Buddhism, and Online Dating by Kiera Van Gelder

7 reviews

rat_on_wheels's review

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

3.75

This is a decent book, and I as someone who has cluster B issues and follows Dharma teachings myself found it insightful. There are definitely elements of privilege and detachment, as well as sexism, but overall I find the emotional perspective to be validating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Religious bigotry

lidia7's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

i'm conflicted about this one.

very triggering and there's casual fatphobia and ableism, meaning it's unchallenged and it seems like it's the author's opinion but the book was published more than a decade ago so i'm hoping she's educated herself on these topics too.
buddhism as a religion feels uncomfortable for me as do all religions. to me it feels like another way to lose yourself and organized religion without fail scares me. (i often wish i could be religious because it seems easier that way but there's something about organized religion that deeply disturbs me). i was more interested in the philosophy but that aspect was severely lacking in this book. only the last fifth of the book was about buddhism and it wasn't in depth. it also didn't feel respectful...
DBT wasn't explained in depth enough either... i understand it's a memoir and not a recovery guide but i would've preferred it if it was explained better.
kind of surreal to read the prejudice of medical professionals 20 years ago, it feels like we've come far but still have a long way to go.

overall, not a helpful book for me and although it was riveting, it was also very uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, and Medical content

Minor: Ableism, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

noonanjohnc's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction and Sexual assault

ellieangel's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

beautifuljames's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Fatphobia

dylan_mp's review

hopeful informative tense medium-paced

4.0

A very hopeful account of mental healthy acceptance and recovery. Difficult to read at certain points but these passages are necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Abandonment

madelonpaige's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide