Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke

7 reviews

slipppers98's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

2.5

Warning: Animal cruelty detailed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

mjadeh's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Eating disorder

adrianna_0623's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

drdolphinphd's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Murder, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Child death, Animal death, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

debbilynn42's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

The narrative jumped around and the book lacked a central thread connecting the stories together into a purpose for their inclusion. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Body horror, Addiction, and Drug abuse

emilycheek's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

2.0

If the topic interests you, I recommend listening to a podcast interview or read an article by the author instead.

The whole book circled around the idea that was finally stated at the very end: “I urge you to find a way to immerse yourself fully in the life that you’ve been given. To stop running from whatever you’re trying to escape, and instead to stop, and turn, and face whatever it is.”

The lower rating is primarily for some harmful statements about the causes of obesity, praising dieting, and the concept that religious modesty is a tactic to prevent sex addiction. I would have loved to read more about phone/screen addiction or her unpacking of the 12 Steps, but instead the content was focused more on the “shock and awe” stories from her professional work as a psychiatrist. Overall, I found it lacked nuance.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Body shaming

kkarinh's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Minor: Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Medical content, Body shaming, Car accident, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders