Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients by Adam Kay

8 reviews

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Grief, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Classism, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

laurathompson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Rape, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Physical abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Child death, Body shaming, Medical content, Vomit, and Miscarriage

oftalone90's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

Very funny follow up (but also prequel) to ‘This is going to hurt’. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Stalking, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

jess_streets's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Grief, Excrement, Eating disorder, Bullying, Rape, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Self harm, Medical trauma, and Body shaming

adampjt's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Mental illness, and Excrement

catastrojb's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

4.0

I’m always very torn with Kay. I dislike his mocking of patients or those who think differently to him, and his focus on the scatological aspects of life, but as someone who also works in the NHS my heart breaks a little for the experiences he’s had and the mental health difficulties he’s been left with. I also recognise the need for black humour…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Excrement, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

paukinra's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Bullying, Self harm, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Eating disorder, Medical content, Pregnancy, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Classism

connerjc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Addiction, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Dementia, Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Infidelity, Grief, Miscarriage, and Death

An absolute rocker! 5 stars I ugly laughed, almost cried, rolled my eyes and had a great time. This book was definitely free therapy and would 100% recommend to anyone who isn't squeamish or sensitive. Kay has a great autobiographical style, and as well as drawing me in with the humour, I feel like he has educated, counselled , and given me a voice.