Reviews tagging 'Addiction'
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, by Adam Kay
11 reviews
eloiseug's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Infertility, Medical trauma, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Child death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, and Cancer
Moderate: Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Addiction, and Alcohol
Minor: Religious bigotry and Abortion
kieransilika's review against another edition
4.0
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the writer works on a labour ward where he is stressed and overworked, and on the other side of that: black women are 4 times more likely to die during labour than white woman. This really highlights the awful dynamic between stressed workers and inadequate healthcare - a clear change needs to be made for employee and patient benefit.Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Self harm, Infertility, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Addiction, Dementia, Abortion, Racism, Miscarriage, and Animal death
bookbird's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Gore, Terminal illness, Vomit, Cancer, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Excrement, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Miscarriage, and Self harm
cicelybelle's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Vomit, Cancer, Excrement, and Injury/injury detail
ninah17's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Dementia, Infertility, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Vomit
bennyholm's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Grief, Infertility, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Blood, Cancer, Drug use, and Abortion
Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Addiction
onthelam's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Blood, Gore, Medical content, and Sexual content
Moderate: Excrement, Abortion, Cancer, Chronic illness, Dementia, Grief, Infertility, and Terminal illness
Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Dementia, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Cursing, Infertility, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
atalea's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Medical content
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Addiction
maduvanthivenkatesan's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fatphobia, Grief, Infertility, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
This was so affecting and especially poignant reading it as someone who dropped out of medical school. I loved learning about the ins and outs of obs and gynae medicine, about different conditions and their treatments. It was deeply frustrating and angering to read about the deep systemic issues chipping away at the health system and the affect it had on doctors. I work for a union now and it made my blood boil to witness such appalling working conditions and health and safety arising from austerity. The author narrates the book in such a laid-back and funny way, which makes the sad bits even more impactful. Would definitely recommend it!asmale's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Infertility
Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, Suicide, Excrement, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Dementia