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A review by kellyofcali
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv
2.25
While I found a lot of the content interesting, I found myself confused about the purpose of this book, beyond a strange sense of fear and awe about what the mind can go through. The author seemed to send mixed messages about treatment and medication. I preferred her personal anecdotes to her philosophizing, and in the end came away a bit unsatisfied.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy