Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

47 reviews

maddy4prezident's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

5.0

This was such a fast, informative book and it was so well written. So much so that I found myself recommending it to people before I even finished. Foo's narrative style is at once both rich with information and full of character and personality that makes it a fast, enjoyable read. Her willingness to be vulnerable and admit her own shortcomings while still focusing on a generally positive and hopeful arc made the book an excellent read. It invited reader to relate to Foo while also reflecting on their own experiences and applying the knowledge she imparts into the reader's own life.

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Content Warnings

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

lucajgrainger's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

abitofapoet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad

5.0

wow. I’m so grateful i have had the opportunity to read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

gabhopesreads's review against another edition

5.0

This is the best memoir I've ever read. It's so well-written, phenomenal on audio and one of my favorites this year so far. I loved the narration, plus the included audios of her therapy sessions. I loved how she went into details about history, hers and forgotten history, erased history. I loved how it felt like I was put under a microscope and dissected, but in actuality she was explaining her C-PTSD. At the end, the message of hope mirrored my own that I was lucky enough to find years ago. I wish I'd read this sooner, when I'd been drowning in my diagnosis. But the thing with C-PTSD is it's always there, so this will be helpful to read at any point in my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pandemic/Epidemic, Hate crime, Gun violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Racism, Grief, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, Car accident, and Bullying

angela_iseli's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

thecuriousbean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.5

Read this as an alternative to the Body Keeps the Score. And it was so much better! This was deeply moving, emotional, quite difficult to read because of the content (not the writing), and incredible insight into what living with complex PTSD is like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Mental illness

clarabooksit's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

I’m not good at reviewing books that wow me, but this blew me away. I love a book that both moves me and educates me, and this did both in spades.

Foo narrates her journey toward self-discovery and well-being with incredible candor and immersive storytelling. Her writing feels effortless and inclusive: it’s not just her story but an invitation to the reader to join her on her journey.

I loved it. Highly, highly recommend. A favorite of the year, for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Addiction, Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma

Minor: Death and War

brian_be_reading's review

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

librabby's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

sleeson's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Medical content