Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Educated by Tara Westover

165 reviews

aeslehcgale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Car accident, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Dementia, and Gore

kypo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Brutality in the name of a righteous god who only commands through men. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Bullying, Gore, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, and Violence

a_novi's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

This book did an excellent job of showing the experience of religious trauma and domestic abuse. I have personally experienced domestic violence and abuse; not in the same way as this writer but I do find myself relating heavily to her. The truth is that when someone is abusive. Often times they are coddled and enabled by their loved ones (parents, spouse, etc.) and when the author tried to speak out about the abuse from her brother (that of which was witnessed by her mother) she was made out to be crazy for accusing him, even by her other sister who knew it to be true and had experienced it herself. This is the harsh truth of the dynamic between abuser and their victims and their enablers. It’s a relationship of control, fear, gaslighting, and disassociation. And often times we don’t realize how bad it was until we have left the situation. I also understand the feeling of being a first generation college student who came from an abusive home, diagnosis my parents from a textbook years later. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

ratkowe's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

This was such a gripping story. Difficult to read the subject matter at times but it kept you invested and hoping things will turn out better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness

sarahnella's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

4.5

Tough listen but such an important topic. First party character, driven telling the story of a woman, slowly realizing what her life means.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Cursing, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Torture, Cancer, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexism

mothstrand's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Blood, Bullying, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Animal death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Death, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, and Antisemitism

alexklinect's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Philosophy meets memoir meets coming of age. I really loved this one, although some parts were difficult for me to understand and could have used more description. It was somehow both cerebral and tangible at the same time. There are many things to be aware of in terms of content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Police brutality

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and Gun violence

steenabean's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Child abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death

scoobygirl93's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, Grief, Violence, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, Cursing, Abandonment, Ableism, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Stalking, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexism