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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
20 reviews
amandareads246's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Chronic illness, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Car accident, Child death, Death, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault
novella42's review against another edition
5.0
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
thewileyseven's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, War, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Physical abuse, Incest, Gun violence, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Car accident, and Child death
caitlinderocker's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Grief, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
tetedump's review
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Antisemitism, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Confinement, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, War, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, and Xenophobia
vigil's review against another edition
bessel van der kolk has spent thirty years in practice which gives the book a somewhat academic, frank edge. it’s very insightful into traumatized individuals across the board, but i wouldn’t recommend it to any traumatized person off the bat due to kolk’s unrestrained tone throughout the book.
i have seen some question the ideas and theories he speaks of in here, but i’m (and probably them as well, if we’re being honest) not qualified to dissect that fully. nevertheless, i think everything in here is worth giving some thought to.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Car accident, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Classism, Death, Medical content, Sexual assault, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Animal death, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, War, Chronic illness, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Eating disorder, Genocide, Gun violence, and Toxic friendship
alex3099's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Drug abuse, Grief, Incest, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking
mandi4886's review
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Sexism, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Drug use, Incest, Suicide, Torture, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Cancer, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy
rini's review against another edition
4.0
I initially started reading the dead tree version a couple of years ago, but was so put off by something described near the start that I just couldn't continue.
CW for war, murder, sexual violence
I'm glad that autistics only came up once in passing tbh (though the link between being autistic and being traumatised is well documented, this author would NOT have handled it well!!). It was bad enough hearing so much (ableist/cringey stuff) about ADHD!
Overall, I think it was a worthwhile read, and gave me more insight on trauma, but yikes it was a LOT!!
The author wasn't wrong when he called himself a trauma voyeur (or maybe he said someone else called him that and he had to agree.)
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, and Bullying
Minor: Cancer, Dementia, Homophobia, and Vomit
ashleyann's review
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
Moderate: Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Self harm
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Murder