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Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
39 reviews
sapphicbookworm23's review against another edition
5.0
As an aspiring psychotherapist, this book gave me an intimate glimpse into the tender, dynamic, and evolutionary client - therapist relationship. I think anyone who appreciates raw, authentic, and deep human connection and honesty will appreciate this book. We all have unique an often painful stories and histories that we carry with us, yet it's so rare for others to learn about them and hold space for them. This book gently forces you reflect on your own life, how you're living in ways that don't align with your values, and a reminder that life is so short. If we knew we had only a few months left to live, most of us would change our priorities and behavior entirely - how can we do that NOW until waiting for our death to near?
Memorable quotes:
Page 332: "The inability to say no is largely about approval-seeking - people imagine that if they say no, they won't be loved by others. The inability to say yes, however - to intimacy, a job opportunity, an alcohol program - is more about lack of trust in one-self. Will I mess this up? Will this turn out badly? Isn't if safer to stay where I am?
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide
cylite's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Car accident
Minor: Chronic illness, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent
ju_harue's review against another edition
5.0
Achei a forma como foi exposto e escrito as histórias e exemplos, foi muito respeitosa e honesta. Acompanhar alguns pacientes em paralelo em como reverbarava na Lori, foi especial, enfim, uma leitura que eu amei muito, apesar de ter sofrido em muitos momentos.
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
vanesst's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage, Medical content, and Pregnancy
theimposter's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Grief, and Death of parent
kayfab's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Classism
amberlfaris's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma
lbelow's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment
parasolcrafter's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
headinthepages's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol