Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel

14 reviews

modernhobbitvibes's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

1.0

Was going to be a two-star rating until the ending, which I hated enough to drop it down a full star. Good writing and I was engaged enough to see where it was going, but the mental health rep felt...not great. Granted, I don't have psychosis, but it felt icky to me, personally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

csmoke85's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

ktreml06's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Overall I enjoyed the story— think “Girl Interrupted” but with a diary component as you get to be inside the main character’s mind. The writing was very eloquent with incredible imagery and all kinds of sensory description without being difficult to read or too lengthy. 

I do wish there was more suspense/thrill throughout the book, as it felt pretty static with no real unexpected plot twist that shocked me. 

Disclaimer: This was my first audiobook, and I think that affected some of the lackluster feelings on my end at the narrator was pretty monotone. But, I tried to keep my review as focused on the story itself rather than my audiobook as I could. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Gaslighting

not_a_salem_witch's review

sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

mandala_eyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming and Blood

tbwhite23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder and Violence

amydrisc's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

ellaandcoffee's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Gaslighting

tetetaeskz's review

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

transpercy_'s review

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders