Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

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

65 reviews

stevia333k's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

PS: i've learned since reading this book that the author got fired for harassing his employees. because of the contradictions i noted in this book, with this review, it made sense. i've cut it down to 3 stars instead of 5 because i think maybe he was trying to trigger people instead of relate to traumatized people. it's 3 instead of 1 because it makes me question the family as organizing praxis when incest has historically if not also currently so normalized.

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the book is helpful. it contains several graphic examples of trauma, so be careful & take your time. like this book has advanced my therapy & such a ton, so that's why it's 5 stars because it explains how my body works, how trauma works, suggestions for healing from it, etc. also the discussion of the history of psychiatry & getting recognition for diagnoses was helpful too, including how anti-psychotics got rid of the mental institution as a place of imprisonment.

he also works a shitload with veterans, which personally sucked for me since i associate soldiers (especially usamerican ones) with genociders & war rapists. that being said, i know the military is surprisingly a major component of pop culture. 

so yeah. anyways, I think this centering of USA's military makes him reformist & it shows when he tries to argue things from a budget or cost-savings perspective in ending child abuse while not getting how businesses & employers rely on vertical ethics & abuse.

i'm looking back on my notes & it seems chapter 12 or 13 triggered the hell out of me that i didn't make reading progress for a month. i also stopped taking notes around the 56% mark, like i just wanted to get it done. he cites transphobe germaine greer around that point in the book to talk about how war makes troops sick not sick troops went to war (which like dude couldn't you have cited anybody else!).

so basically get some physical exercise involved that make you conscious of where your body is holding pain. this is important since body contact with certain parts can be related to certain traumas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Rape, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

stirlitza's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Incest, Abandonment, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

gays0up's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Violence, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

angela_iseli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, War, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

juliaaaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Abandonment

oytser's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

Great book for those interested in the psychology and treatment of trauma. I personally found it incredibly useful in navigating my own recovery from a traumatic experience in my life.
Can occasionally be triggering, has a lot of unwarned mentions of sexual abuse, neglect, traumatic events, etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Confinement, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and War

Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, Incest, and Kidnapping

anna_18's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Self harm, Violence, Emotional abuse, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Genocide, Domestic abuse, and War

Moderate: Abandonment and Pedophilia

caitlinderocker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Grief, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

heatherdavies's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Violence, Car accident, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War

thebeedrix's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

Revolutionary work. Gets a bit dense at the end but so worth it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, War, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Mental illness