Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

63 reviews

kiara_seoul's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.75

Words cannot explain how much I loved this book. So I’ll instead talk about my only flaw: I didn’t care that much for the author's therapy sessions. 

Don’t get me wrong, they weren’t bad. I did enjoy them and I liked how the author’s growth played into her clients' development. But I just thought her clients were so much more interesting to read about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

asherport's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death

erikalv97's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is a beautifully written book, it’s really interesting, and the writing style is pretty clever. 

It was a marathon-like experience for me to read this because it brought up a lot of doubts and stuff, but it was an amazing read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Car accident, Child death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Infertility, and Terminal illness

tmchopra's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, and Abandonment

ivana's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

jojo_'s review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Death, Mental illness, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Misogyny

curiousjac's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.75

This book was so hopeful and made me consider exactly what I myself would would want from my therapist. It sees the humanity in even the biggest assholes. It touches you in your pain. It lets you be vulnerable. I recommend this book to anyone who has told someone that "therapy doesn't work for me". I recommend this book to anyone who is afraid to be vulnerable. At it's worst, it's an interesting study of the human condition. At it's best, it will teach you something about yourself.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Cursing, Child death, and Death

yeojinqueen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child death, Cursing, Suicide, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, and Physical abuse

udari's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Cancer, Chronic illness, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

keeganrb's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Cancer, and Child death

Moderate: Addiction and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse