Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
121 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
colleenmdavis's review
5.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, and Grief
reenum's review
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
maddy4prezident's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Self harm
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
katiehearn08's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
lucajgrainger's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
jkataoka's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
abitofapoet's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic