Reviews tagging 'Rape'

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

341 reviews

rini's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

This book was a LOT!!!

I initially started reading the dead tree version a couple of years ago, but was so put off by something described near the start that I just couldn't continue.

CW for war, murder, sexual violence

(The incident in question was about a Vietnam vet with PTSD who recounted that after his best friend was killed in combat, he went on a "revenge" rampage at a local village, murdering children, farmers, and raping a woman. All that detail was utterly unnecessary and, as a survivor of rape, hugely triggering and OMFG I don't give a fuck about this dude's PTSD.)

I'm glad that autistics only came up once in passing tbh (though the link between being autistic and being traumatised is well documented, this author would NOT have handled it well!!). It was bad enough hearing so much (ableist/cringey stuff) about ADHD!

Overall, I think it was a worthwhile read, and gave me more insight on trauma, but yikes it was a LOT!!
The author wasn't wrong when he called himself a trauma voyeur (or maybe he said someone else called him that and he had to agree.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Abortion, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Vomit, and Dementia

mmikadze's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

beccaruthe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

fenny_42's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

This book was absolutely transformative to read. I learned so much about trauma’s lasting effects on the brain and body, and many of the ways that we can go about healing the trauma and lessening the damaging effects of it. As a result of reading this book, I was inspired to seek help regarding my own childhood trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, and Medical trauma

lesyich's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, and Suicide attempt

mscarlettc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sams__reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Abandonment

ashleyann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Murder

sophiessofa's review against another edition

This book is supposed to be for people with PTSD. The first patient described is a Vietnam war veteran. It is described that this man, after his friend was killed in the war, went on a rampage in a neighbouring Vietnamese village and killed a bunch of people then r*ped a woman. This book is incredibly insensitive toward women, Vietnamese people, and people who have been r*ped. To describe what this man did from an empathetic perspective in a book for people with  PTSD (many who have been r*ped themselves) is disgusting. Half the readership is alienated within the first chapter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

lesenilpferd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War