Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
19 reviews
madisongturner's review against another edition
3.75
Definitely make sure you read content warnings before reading! While I know this is realistic because it is a retelling of the author's experiences, it can be a bit shocking to listen-especially if you resonate with some of the experiences.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Violence
wild_er_ness's review
4.75
‘I didn’t just understand the weight of my abuse logically. I felt it, like a blade through flesh, like a bone popping out of place. I felt it like a lover saying it’s not going to work: sharp, immediate, and terrifying. I actually felt, with searing clarity, the horror of what happened to me—maybe for the first time ever. I felt how tremendously sad it was that I was forced to make my parents feel loved at such a young age. I felt how courageous I must have been to endure that torture, day after day for so many years, by the people I trusted most in this world. I felt a sense of love and adoration for my childhood self that I’d never been able to summon before.’
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Chronic illness
Minor: War and Racism
martieliz's review
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, Racism, and Chronic illness
Minor: War and Suicidal thoughts
kaynova's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Medical content, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness
yaelm's review
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Mental illness
alexisgarcia's review
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Bullying, Ableism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
librabby's review
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
madeleinebay's review
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Colonisation, Confinement, Deportation, Genocide, Murder, Rape, and War
provo's review
5.0
By doing so, she doesn’t try to paint a picture of a miracle healing, but shows, how hard it is to find individual solutions in a dysfunctional medical system where not enough professionals are familiar with this young diagnosis. She elaborates how racism and sexism play a part in c-ptsd and does not shy away from talking about genetics and intergenerational trauma.
At some points in the early chapters the abuse is written quite graphic, so be aware of that, otherwise I’d say it is the perfect book for someone recently diagnosed with c-ptsd or people who are close to someone with this diagnosis. It also has a lot of quotes for follow-up-literature.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Self harm, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, and Racism
birtelesemann's review
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, and Grief