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bek_p87's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I love Anna Spargo-Ryan's novels (and her Tweets), so it is no surprise that I find her memoir fantastic. But love is not quite the right word for this raw, honest, courageous, beautifully written, visceral description of mental illness. It is confronting and at times hard to read - I had to overcome my knee-jerk reaction of "not all doctors" at some of the retellings of terrible interactions with medical practitioners - but I learned things about myself, and perhaps more importantly, about how to better help my patients. Everyone - but particularly GPs, psychologists, psychiatrists, and mental health nurses - should read this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Self harm
fifinlayson's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Grief, Drug use, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual assault and Stalking
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