Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

River of Time: My Descent Into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope by Naomi Judd

4 reviews

theinstabookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Gut-wrenching. 💔

If you or someone you know is struggling and needs support, please reach out. Here are some resources:

BetterHelp: betterhelp.com
Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566
Help for Wellness Hotline for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples: 1-855-242-3310 (CAN)
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Callor text 988 (USA)
Crisis Text Line: Text 686868 (CAN), 741741 (USA), 85258 (UK), or 50808 (Ireland)

The healthcare system failed Naomi. 

Not only was she a talented performer, but she was also so smart and knowledgeable about neuroscience. It was gut-wrenching to read about everything she went through and then read about her being so hopeful for the future at the end of the book, knowing how her life continued to play out and the constant battle she faced until she died by suicide in 2022. She was resilient until she simply couldn't fight anymore. 

Knowing now that there was a suicide in every generation of her family and that she is now included in that hurts my heart. She says in the book that she experienced suicidal thoughts in 2013 and shot firearms in the woods, and the foreshadowing of that to the way she died in 2022 was deeply saddening. 

I'm glad she had good friends, and I loved reading about their sisterhood. I also loved the Judd Family Powwow Rules she and her family came up with "to make [their] time together better." 

May she rest in peace. 

Please note that there are lots of medication references in this book. Remember to consult your doctor and don't take advice from a book about someone else's experiences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

jnlundy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

bwilhoite8's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This was heart breaking to read after her untimely death. It's hard to rate and review. In my opinion Naomi Judd seemed like an amazing person. She went through hell battling her depression and anxiety. I felt that her husband was kinda blind to her silent cries for help. Maybe because I experience mental illness also. I don't know. It makes me sad at how much better she seemed or became to her not being able to hold on anymore. I wish she  would have read some of her words when she started her battle again. Maybe she did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

dmac_escape's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide