Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

5 reviews

babydee's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, War, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Grief, Hate crime, Confinement, Genocide, Suicide, and Antisemitism

mblanke's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Death, Medical content, Grief, War, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Genocide, and Confinement

madshald's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, Homophobia, Gore, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Hate crime, War, Confinement, Self harm, Death of parent, Deportation, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Violence

coneyislandslap13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

This book definitely seems less pedantic and condescending than many which try to tackle the issues of depression and hopelessness in people with logic and grace. Through detailing memorable instances of events throughout his trials in the concentration camps of the Third Reich, he gives reasoning behind people’s need for purpose and motivation, and does so in a way that can relate to victims of such horrific atrocities just as easily as to young children suffering some of the first minor complications they’ve ever had. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Gore, Medical content, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Deportation, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and War

tctimlin's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

Part One, where Frankl describes his concentration camp experiences is moving and devastating.  Part Two, where he describes his therapeutic philosophy, is dry and frustrating (I am not at all convinced that just flipping the script for a depressed or ill person is going to magically solve their issues).  He ignores biology in favor of just mentally changing one’s attitude.  The Afterword actually does a better job of explaining his philosophy and showing the optimism behind Frankl’s approach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, Antisemitism, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Torture, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and War