Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up by Selma Blair

5 reviews

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

I'll be honest, I haven't watched anything Selma Blair has been in, but I still wanted to pick this up for the learning about MS. I will say it didn't cover this as much as I thought or hoped it would. While the writing is real and raw, I felt lost in the story and the timelines. It portrays many ups and downs in her life; ways she was enabled, but also how she progressed through the various decisions she made and their consequences. While I love when a memoir is read by the author, Selma showed many emotions throughout, that while you would hope it would add to the story, I found it distracting. What I enjoyed most was the reflection throughout the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

millywebster's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

internationalreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

 - I didn't know much about Selma Blair before starting this book, other than having seen her in a few movies and knowing about her MS diagnosis. Her memoir takes readers inside what has so far been a fairly private life, and I'll remember it forever.
- This book is a hard read. Blair has been through a lot in her life. I also read the audiobook, read by Blair herself, and she breaks into tears at many points in the story.
- However, MEAN BABY also delivers on the celebrity front. Blair name drops with abandon, and takes us with her to fancy award show parties, photo shoots, and to hang out with the likes of Carrie Fisher and Karl Lagerfeld. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

tiredtori's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy