Reviews tagging 'Incest'

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

200 reviews

saskia_ej's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical content, Grief, Incest, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Violence

eliosbooks's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book is truly extraordinary, I love it so much as someone recently reliving a trauma through nightmares and flashbacks this book has been so validating and helpful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Self harm

this is an informative trauma book that doesn't shy away from anything so just be aware of that

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Car accident, Incest, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Child death, Rape, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Pedophilia, Medical content, Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, War, Death of parent, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Death, and Chronic illness

Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

takeiteasypolicy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Addiction, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, Violence, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism

samcsmith's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Incest, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing, Chronic illness, and Confinement

meg_reads83's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder and Bullying

smokeylives's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, Pedophilia, Car accident, and Misogyny

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Incest

pipn_t's review against another edition

Too many traumatic stories 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, and Car accident

randeerebecca's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Rape, Violence, Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

chelina_bobina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

A hard read but super inspiring and eye opening about the way trauma affects people and different ways to cope with intense trauma. Not a fix all to problems but a great place to start in order to rebuild your mental health. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Grief, Dysphoria, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, War, Suicide, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Car accident, Addiction, and Alcoholism