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alicesayshi's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Suicide
liv_congdon's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Beautifully written book, I feel grateful to have a window into her world and a better understanding of her particular brand of complex mental illness. Whilst it delays with tough themes, it wasn't really a heavy read (for me) because it's funny at times and hopeful too.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts
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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