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Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
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- People always say celebrity memoirs are candid but this was truly candid.
- McCurdy uses the present tense through the entire book which I think really puts you in the moment and enhances the book
- McCurdy does not pull any punches when talking about people or events. She did not shy away from the reality of her life and eating disorders
- More needs to be done to protect child actors from the world but also their parents
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Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment
I acknowledge that McCurdy has taken a huge risk by writing this book, but it is one that will hopefully pay off. One should never underestimate the difficulty of rebuilding your life's foundation and sense of identity after coming to understand that it had been defined by an abusive relationship with a caretaker, that warped into an abusive relationship with your body and own needs. Our society still has much work to do to improve understanding and cessation of abusive dynamics between parents and children that still involve a level of codependency that looks, and may feel like, a loving relationship. The fact that McCurdy has made such a dramatic recovery in her sense of self and eating disorder so soon after coming to terms with her abuse is a testament to the determination she always had, and can now exercise to make herself happy, instead of her mother.
While McCurdy may never escape the limelight, I hope she can find some peace in knowing that she will now be known by millions as a multi-talented woman with wisdom, grit and the courage to let her honesty empower others in similar dysfunctional relationships with their caretakers or their bodies. The horrors she endured as a survivor of complex maternal abuse and as a child performer have affected young people for generations, but few have shared her bravery to dissect and expose the details of these experiences the way she has.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol
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She knows her shit now and won’t take anyones BS after always putting her mom’s desires first. She prioritizes her needs and has personal autonomy as she should now.
Just thinking about everything she has endured and how she could be free only WHEN HER MOM DIED is heartbreaking. I’m proud of her for being resilient and sharing her story.
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia
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