Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Dzień dobry, potworku. Historie z terapii, które inspirują do walki o samego siebie by Catherine Gildiner

11 reviews

alleemartin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Incest, Murder, Cancer, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Drug use, and Fatphobia

anncottrill's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

lauraliz914's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

I absolutely adored this book. I think it’s a more clinically dense, depth-oriented version of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone which I also loved. However, it is not for the faint of heart. I can’t really think of a content warning that wouldn’t apply to this book, so consider yourself warned.

I was so deeply moved by each and every one of these stories. Each person went through hell and are, as Gildiner says, psychological heroes. This book really spells out both the harm people are capable of doing, as well as the resiliency we all possess.

I so appreciate Gildiner’s raw honesty about her own countertransference in each case, including her clinical missteps and clear love for her clients. Her narrative taught me so much about the psychodynamic approach to therapy, and even about my own subconscious processes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Moderate: Murder, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Rape, Sexism, and Eating disorder

kathrynclaire's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Suicide attempt

nighttidenik's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and this had the same vibe. I feel the client stories in this one are more graphic, but not for shock factor. It is made clear that even after tremendous adversity, it is possible to come out the other side. I found myself cheering for people I have never met. Many times I was surprised by my unintentional nodding when relatable feelings were shared. I highly recommend giving it a listen on audiobook! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Violence, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

florapants84's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Gaslighting, Self harm, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Grief, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

lindsayvale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Racism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Rape, and Grief

megbooks02's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

“Therapy is a matter of getting your unconscious to stop controlling your conscious mind. Effective therapy is about lowering your defenses so that you can deal with the issues that arise in your life.”

This was a really great read! Although I found Good Morning, Monster lacking a little at times because it primarily focuses on psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approaches, it was still very well done! Dr. Gild is incredibly insightful, and there are so many good reminders about therapy in this unputdownable book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Incest, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Grief, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racism, and Suicide attempt

greatu's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Grief, Rape, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Infertility, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

cailinlillis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Addiction