Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

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

38 reviews

emsemaroo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Body shaming, Car accident, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Stalking, Trafficking, Vomit, Gore, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Genocide, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, and Kidnapping

tmickey's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Gun violence, Incest, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, War, Sexual harassment, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, and Eating disorder

gays0up's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Violence, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Mental illness, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Incest, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Bullying

thewileyseven's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative slow-paced

5.0

Essential! Read! This book has not only changed how I view the actions of others in the world but how I approach myself. 

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Content Warnings

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

morgankopanski's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Trafficking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Medical trauma, and Rape

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

This book took me a long time to read, as the first section has every trigger warning under the sun, and didn’t fit my habit of reading before bed. But, it taught me an incredible amount about things I have experienced and how my brain functions (or doesn’t) as well as better understanding the impacts of trauma on my friends and family and society as a whole. It is both practical, a fascinating look into the changing field of trauma treatment and science, and filled with hope. 

My only downsides of the book was that it was pretty emphatic about some of the treatment options, not that I disagree with them, but it would have been interesting to hear more variations or other schools of thought… but I guess that will take further reading. Even with that, it’s one of the best books I have ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and War

Every trigger warning

anna_18's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Self harm, Violence, Emotional abuse, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Genocide, Domestic abuse, and War

Moderate: Abandonment and Pedophilia

eavers's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

rami_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Bessel van der Kolk is a pioneer in the evidence-based treatment of trauma, especially complex trauma. It was a difficult book to get through, given the descriptions of severe abuse, but well worth it. Ultimately, the tone of the book is hopeful, as it shows that PTSD is a treatable condition.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Trafficking, and Violence