Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

41 reviews

kieransilika's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

It was crazy to see how the writers pain was masked under the words of a light heart. He talked about things that would be scary, challenging, emotional and overwhelming like it was normal. Kay managed to give a great insight into a life in the NHS - balancing a non-medic point of view with an informative counter part. It makes me angry and annoyed.

the writer works on a labour ward where he is stressed and overworked, and on the other side of that: black women are 4 times more likely to die during labour than white woman. This really highlights the awful dynamic between stressed workers and inadequate healthcare - a clear change needs to be made for employee and patient benefit.

overall the book was informative and intriguing and definitely a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Self harm, Infertility, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Addiction, Dementia, Abortion, Racism, Miscarriage, and Animal death

bookbird's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Jan 2023: This must be my third or fourth reread of this incredibly special book. Kay is a master storyteller, and it's his finely balanced combination of light and dark that make this book so impactful. A must-read for anyone who has ever had even the briefest experience of the NHS.

Jan 2024: I don't think I'll ever be able to properly express how highly I recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide, Addiction, Miscarriage, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child death, Pregnancy, Abortion, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Cancer, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Vomit

beccaruthe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Excrement, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Cancer, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Infertility, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcoholism

xosirenox's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Terminal illness

wolf013's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Death, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Racism

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Minor: Dementia, Abortion, Eating disorder, Excrement, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

natthahlyh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

evaaah's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

So funny and devastating simultaneously. He has such brilliant analogies and anecdotes throughout balanced with informative and shocking stories of the NHS and the reality of being a doctor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cancer, Blood, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Self harm

beeoe's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

bookchatwithbeth's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Excrement, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Miscarriage, Gore, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Medical content, Infertility, Grief, and Child death

ninah17's review against another edition

challenging informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Dementia, Infertility, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Vomit