Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

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

66 reviews

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

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

emilyb99's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

he’s a very intelligent man. Unfortunately after reading it I discovered he had allegations against him for creating a hostile work environment among woman 😭 so I would recommend pirating this only lol.

I mean what’s done is done I’ve read the book. I don't need to reject the good he has done to my brain now that l've heard about some of the bad. 

I did think it was odd that the indigo I went to had 10 copies of his book and then suddenly they were all gone as if they had been sent away 😭! 

Anywho, 

This is quite a long read. It is also very descriptive of his patients trauma. I feel like without him stroking his own ego at times or getting too detailed about the brain this book could be 1/3rd shorter. But it’s fine, it’s very well written regardless and it did help me. It was extremely insightful, he has decades of experience in many different places. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Sexual assault, War, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

spacekee's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Incest, Mental illness, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, War, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

mswarning's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

I cried so many times, so many interesting chapters. The audiobook made the patients' stories so very powerful. I will be buying this book in print for sure.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, War, Sexual assault, Drug use, Torture, Murder, Incest, Grief, and Addiction

itsmelaurenc's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Death of parent, Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Bullying, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kellieturnerjones's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

5.0

Enlightened insight to the effects of trauma. Nice exploration of techniques to deal with trauma.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, War, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Eating disorder, Car accident, Rape, Sexual violence, Addiction, Sexual assault, Bullying, Alcoholism, Suicide, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, and Pedophilia

berkeleyjane's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

ahuggingsam's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Addiction, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Medical trauma, Violence, Sexual assault, War, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Incest

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Incest, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Violence, War, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault

This book is a must read for anyone dealing with trauma who dealing with people who have truama.