Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

16 reviews

angelasunshine's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

abicaro17's review

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is one of the better memoirs i've listened too. I think Maria is hilarious and I'd totally go to her show. Again the book ends a little abruptly but I think the formatting is fun. The chapters are divided up into separate "cults" and chunks of her life. I appreciate that she keeps the timeline pretty easy to follow and describes what's happening year wise as well. I think I would have appreciated more of a conclusion other than her own twelve step program creation. The PDF of pictures and all the recipes were such a cute addition! I'd definitely recommend this as a good starter memoir. Very easy to listen to and funny while being serious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Death of parent, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Body shaming, Death, Dysphoria, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

chronicallyplotting's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Probably the funniest book I have listened to in a long time. As Maria Bamford bravely recounts her many adventures with group therapies and twelve step programs from debtors anonymous to couples therapy. Maria openly shares about her struggles with antidepressants, our healthcare system when it comes to mental health help and so much more. Although none of those topics sounds funny, trust me this book will have you laughing. 
Highly recommend, especially if you are depressed and need a laugh at the world and other situations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Addiction, Drug use, Cursing, Dysphoria, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

happinessie's review

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, and Chronic illness

Minor: Addiction

lcamp2780's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Eating disorder, and Suicide

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Religious bigotry

jasecordova's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Self harm

Minor: Rape, Racism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content

carolineberry12's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Maria Bamford is a special type of genius. She walked so that Bo Burnham could run. Her awareness of human fallibility and her lens of critical acceptance makes this book a wild ride. She created something truly good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Animal death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Classism, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual violence

aimeedanielle's review

challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Mental illness, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

honestconman's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Drug use, Suicide, Grief, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, and Body shaming

audrey_aton's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts