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Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, Dysphoria
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism
Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia
Minor: Cancer
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Fatphobia, Self harm, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria
Minor: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Grief, Stalking
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria
I resonated deeply with her reflections on eating disorders, and the therapy moments were both hilarious and painfully accurate in their simplicity. They felt like a mix of lightheartedness and brutal truth that I couldn’t stop highlighting.
My Favorite Quotes:
- *"I don’t like knowing people in the context of things. Because once the context ends, the friendship ends."*
- *"Fuck being a good sport. I’d rather be playing charades with Tom Hanks."*
- *"Don’t let that slip become a slide."*
- *"Guilt and frustration can be helpful to keep us moving forward, but shame keeps us stuck. It’s a paralysing emotion. When we get caught in the shame spiral, we tend to make more of the same mistakes that got us there in the first place."*
- *"I’m trying every day to face myself. The results vary. But the attempts are consistent."*
- *"I could buy some plants."* 🪴 *(The number of times I’ve thought buying plants might magically fix my life is honestly staggering.)* 💀
- *"Eating disorder brain. Any time I’m having a conversation over a meal, there’s another conversation happening internally – full of judgment, criticism, and self-loathing. It’s so severe that I can’t focus on the person in front of me. My attention is always more on the food than the person."*
Most of these, of course, are tied to therapy – a reflection that made me think about my own journey with finding the right kind of therapy.
One thing that continues to astonish me is how vividly McCurdy recalls her childhood. Instead of repressing those traumatic experiences, she crafted entire new narratives around them. It’s a striking reminder of how deeply abuse can shape and distort memory.
This book left me feeling raw but hopeful for recovery. If McCurdy can work through this then I can also come out on the better side of my struggles.
And not to forget, all trauma crew loves trauma humor which had me laugh out several times towards the end. (Even though the revenge arc lover in me would have needed some closure with throwing everything at her mom but that’s not the reality.)
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Vomit
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Vomit
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol
Minor: Stalking
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent