Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker

7 reviews

ms_gouldbourne's review against another edition

emotional informative tense medium-paced

5.0

This book should be required reading for every human being alive - and no, I'm not going to say just women, although the safety information contained within is undoubtedly more relevant for women. I've read The Gift of Fear several times, and it shakes me to my core every single time. I will say that I find Lundy Bancroft's Why Does He Do That a lot more informative and sympathetic specifically on the subject of domestic violence, but I'm not going to remove any stars for that because Gavin de Becker's exploration of intuition is simply unparalleled. A must-read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Violence

turtlebones's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

i picked this book up b/c it was discussed during one of my ethics class and it was mentioned in a true crime podcast that i listen to. GdeB does a great job breaking down the different between worry/anxiety and true fear and using it to your advantage. He gives lots of great examples of cases that he has worked on and gives great tips to follow on determining and analyzing whether a situation one faces is worth fearing and relying on your gut instinct/intuition.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death, and Suicide

lovejasmine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Literally everyone needs to read this book - non-fiction but reads like a thriller 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence

faithaforman's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Quite informative, definitely attempts to teach the difference between fear and worry, how to understand what our bodies try to tell us, and ways to keep safe. Sadly there is a need for this type of guidance, and decades after it was written it's as relevant as ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

sidneypearson's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, and Sexual harassment

squishmore's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I will buy this for every woman in my life. Gavin de Becker validates the rightful fear of the dangers women face every day. His book is written so that it’s 2 parts crime thriller/case studies and 2 parts pure insightfulness. He brings up the odd feelings one gets when they aren’t quite sure why, and explains the why hidden under the surface. Long story short, our intuition is a gift and we must listen to it every time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death, Violence, Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Murder

mondovertigo's review against another edition

informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal death, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse