Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Story About Anxiety by Sarah Wilson

11 reviews

marianajosefa's review against another edition

medium-paced

really bad. fatphobic (also advices leaving sugar bc that causes anxiety). privileged. “just do it” “just put in the work” (basically you deserve your situation). 
also the random advice of leaving anti depressants? you are not a professional and it’s dangerous to suggest such thing. anti medication messages. fuck no. 
also using a holocaust survivor memoir and use it to make your point about anxiety? doesn’t feel good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

rhymeswithcarmen's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

1.0

I came to this expecting more research than memoir; that's on me. Still, the overall experience was like meeting a friend of a friend and feeling like you have loads in common only to have them earnestly tell you that chemtrails are making the frogs gay. There were many such record scratch moments throughout. And repeated citations of such dubious experts as David Brooks and Tim Ferriss. Plus a lot of label and name dropping, racial bias, and fatphobia. Oh the fatphobia. It is possible that this entire book was created to be content marketing for the author's diet program and books. Overall, yikes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Self harm, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

gondorgirl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Chronic illness

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

lindsaysherman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Fatphobia

bravelass85's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

An important if meandering exploration of anxiety 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Mental illness

Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Eating disorder

Minor: Pregnancy

samkilbride's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Death

tuckysinclaire's review against another edition

Didn’t like the authors writing style, author wrote from a place of privilege 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

shewantsthediction's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective slow-paced

2.0

Very privileged point of view (typical middle-class white lady stuff). The way she talks about other cultures is also sketch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Infertility and Fatphobia

Minor: Toxic relationship

porterpa's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts