Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

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

37 reviews

emilydaniellew's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Child death, War, Suicide, Self harm, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Cancer, and Alcoholism

malachinelson's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This is an incredible, empathetic, and intelligent book. However, I would only encourage you to read it if you are ready to be challenged. It would be good to have some emotional reserves while reading this book, and to be gentle with yourself while reading it. It may bring up some uncomfortable emotions which deserve to be navigated carefully.

I started it because I thought to myself, "I haven't dealt with too much trouble, but I know my life hasn't been perfect. I should probably read this to learn tips and tricks to make my life a little better." Well, reading this book was a good idea, but it also challenged me to examine the traumas and difficulties I had underplayed. The book challenged me to be empathetic toward myself and consider the pursuit of interventions which could help me get back in touch with my body. It has also given me greater compassion for those who have experienced a number of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences). I think this book has encouraged me to be a better person to myself and others.

However, it is a pretty dense book, too. The content is fantastic and well-explained by Dr. van der Kolk, but still quite academic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Alcoholism, Suicide, Chronic illness, Car accident, Addiction, Pedophilia, Murder, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Abandonment, War, Sexual violence, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Grief, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Vomit, Gun violence, and Genocide

delery's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.25

this book was... a lot. i don't think i was necessarily in the right headspace to read it at this time. but it covered so many interesting issues, and i liked how it discussed different treatment methods. but also this book made me nauseous so... idk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Pedophilia, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Car accident, Child death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Violence, Drug use, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, and Drug abuse

novella42's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Grief, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, War, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, and Sexual harassment

tmickey's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Gun violence, Incest, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, War, Sexual harassment, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, and Eating disorder

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Mental illness, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Incest, War, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Rape, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Ableism, and Fatphobia

morgankopanski's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Trafficking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Medical trauma, and Rape

juliaaaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Abandonment

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

This book took me a long time to read, as the first section has every trigger warning under the sun, and didn’t fit my habit of reading before bed. But, it taught me an incredible amount about things I have experienced and how my brain functions (or doesn’t) as well as better understanding the impacts of trauma on my friends and family and society as a whole. It is both practical, a fascinating look into the changing field of trauma treatment and science, and filled with hope. 

My only downsides of the book was that it was pretty emphatic about some of the treatment options, not that I disagree with them, but it would have been interesting to hear more variations or other schools of thought… but I guess that will take further reading. Even with that, it’s one of the best books I have ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and War

Every trigger warning

aeterna's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Violence