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Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'
First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety by
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marianajosefa's review against another edition
also the random advice of leaving anti depressants? you are not a professional and it’s dangerous to suggest such thing. anti medication messages. fuck no.
also using a holocaust survivor memoir and use it to make your point about anxiety? doesn’t feel good.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
rhymeswithcarmen's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Self harm, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
loyalrobyn's review against another edition
Moderate: Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Racism, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, and Eating disorder
Minor: Infertility, Classism, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Sexism
klariti's review against another edition
Which leads me to my next issue. Sarah Wilson is privileged in that she is successful. And her anxiety helped her get there.
Not all people experience anxiety that way. For some folks it's debilitating. Anxiety makes some people's lives worse not better. It's not something some people want to celebrate.
This isn't to say that some people have grown from their anxiety, but her whole vibe is that we should embrace our anxiety and let it make us successful. She makes it seem like we can all learn to be successful from our anxiety, which just isn't true.
The other thing that upset me, was that within 30 pages of the book she talks about going off her medication without talking about how incredibly dangerous it is. It isn't until later in the book that she talks about only tapering off your medication with doctor supervision. I think it's really dangerous not to mention that right away.
Overall, I really just couldn't get on board with her message. I agree that there can be some beautiful or useful things about anxiety and mental illness, but to just want to focus so much on using it for the positive erases so many folks experiences.
Also, not all of us are privileged enough to be able to talk to the Dali Lama and do yoga with famous people. A lot of people can't even afford therapy. So
braggadocious. 😒
Graphic: Fatphobia and Mental illness
curatedchoas_books's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Fatphobia
lindsaysherman's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Fatphobia
shewantsthediction's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Infertility and Fatphobia
Minor: Toxic relationship