Reviews tagging 'Rape'

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

341 reviews

ppeynetti's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

deerm's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

4.25

Incredibly informative book that has changed the way I think about trauma, and how trauma lives in the body and how the mind processes/doesn’t process it. However, I’d say approach the book with an awareness that the case studies in the book can be quite explicit in the details about abuse the patients suffered, so if that is something that would trigger you I’d not recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

patedm's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Took me forever to read, but it is seriously a must read for anyone who has personally experienced, works with, or loves someone with a history of trauma or a PTSD diagnosis. So informative 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Violence

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and War

This book is a must read for anyone dealing with trauma who dealing with people who have truama.

cursiveknight's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, and Car accident

Incredible book about understanding trauma - how it impacts the brain and how to treat it.

eyredactyl's review against another edition

Big Old Nope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Rape

eijae's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Such a great book! It really does help you to reflect on your life and point out areas of improvement that could be aided by various therapy methods 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

laurynsbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bree_lapolla's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Suicide attempt

valleysoshady's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I think everyone should read this book. It can inform how techers deal with students, how parents raise their children, how adults reconcile their habits and behviours with past experience. Using the examplesnof vetrans experiencing PTSD and adults with Complex PTSD resulting from childhood or adult trauma, the author uses case studies in symptoms and healing from  trauma and how specific types of  therapies can help.

The book uses extreme experiences to show how people are shaped by their environments and gives hope in the resilience of the brain for overcoming instinctual reactions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

The contents are carefully handled in the context of medical experience to inform understandingbof impact, but can be triggering.