Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

184 reviews

turidt's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape

Moderate: War, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Police brutality, and Murder

dancingprince's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

Conforting and informative with the kind of information all people deserve access to. If repetitive and run-on at times, this was a fantastic resource for self reflection and hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Rape

Minor: Torture, Murder, and Self harm

This book is about mental illness and trauma of every kind imaginable. There are case studies including graphic details, but it is not without meaning. Be gentle with yourself as you read <3

nineinchnails's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

this was a little hard to get through but super interesting! i struggled a little with the centering of veterans but i feel like this is more aimed at therapists (who have to treat all patients with compassion) than potential clients so i understand i don’t need to be comfortable with everything in here. overall this was so insightful and made me reflect a lot so i personally got a lot from this book, however, there is a lot of triggering content so i do advise proceeding with caution. it’s not perfect and there’s a lot of controversy surrounding the author but i still going it worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Car accident, Torture, Animal death, Addiction, Suicide, Grief, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and War

Post traumatic stress disorder, Child sexual abuse, Child neglect, and Prostitution/sex work

allie_love's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Incredible book. At times it was hard to listen to due to how heavy the subject matters were and it was necessary to step away sometimes. I learned a lot about the brain, myself, childhood, and possibilities. As an actor, reading about theatre and the positive work it can do with trauma made my heart sing. The arts can be such a blessing and so many don’t even see it or are so quick to cancel it when funding is tight. Highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Addiction, Incest, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Drug use, Rape, Violence, Medical content, Child abuse, War, Torture, Grief, Eating disorder, Car accident, and Adult/minor relationship

saskia_ej's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical content, Grief, Incest, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Violence

julesadventurezone's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Car accident, Incest, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Child death, Rape, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Pedophilia, Medical content, Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, War, Death of parent, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Death, and Chronic illness

Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

alliehaddad's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative slow-paced

3.25

If u work with kids or in any social services you should read

Kind of repetitive

Did NOT like the intro to veterans-warm crimes were obviously committed and just kind of brushed over 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Violence, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

ehmannky's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

An in depth look at 1- just how common trauma is in the US (and other places but this mostly focuses on a US-Canada context), 2-the treatments being developed to treat trauma more effectively, and 3-the ways in which trauma manifests physically and not just mentally. While you are reading this, you will be confronted with a lot of difficult things, and it does include trauma that comes from people who did the horrific thing, not just experienced them (everything involving every Vietnam veteran in this book seemed to revolve around the horrific things the soldiers did in Vietnam). This book is probably most helpful to those in the field of trauma recovery, as a lot of the treatments discussed aren't really things that the average person can do on their own. 

I think it's also important to know that this author has been accused of mistreating employees, and if you want to avoid that, here you go. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/03/07/allegations-employee-mistreatment-roil-renowned-trauma-center/sWW13agQDY9B9A1rt9eqnK/story.html

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Child death, Sexual violence, and War

edenfaulkner's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I think trauma is an important topic for everyone to understand, at least to some extent, especially since our current systems often fail to acknowledge or address its long term effects. Odds are we’ve all either experienced trauma or know someone who has. I found this book helpful because Dr. van der Kolk describes trauma and its effects on the body in a way that’s easy to understand and provides in-depth examples of various treatments methods (other than medication) that have proven effective for many patients. My big takeaway from this book is that the road to recovery and healing isn’t always a straight path. Some things work for some people that don’t work for others. It’s important to find what treatment works for you. I also learned a lot about how trauma can affect behavior, how medication is often overprescribed, and much more. Very fascinating and informative read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Sexual violence, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Rape

takeiteasypolicy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Addiction, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, Violence, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism