Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

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

78 reviews

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

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

veryill's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Incest, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicide, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

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

meyahp's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Car accident, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child death, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Classism, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

audreyunofficial's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Grief

sophievansaghi's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Abandonment, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

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

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