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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
342 reviews
margotbultynck's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Child death
rachelunabridged's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
sweettartdemon's review against another edition
2.75
The first half of the book talks about the multiple ways trauma is stored in the body and how it manifests in traumatized individuals, while the remainder of the book discusses treatments. The trigger warnings are very important to read before starting it because although some of the mentions are brief, they can be very detailed so please read with caution and take breaks if you need to. The reason I said it was fast-paced was because the book is divided into parts, chapters and sections. Each chapter has multiple sections that are between a page and three pages long at the most. Most sections are a little over a page maybe a page. This made it really easy to zoom through the book.
I did have some issues with some of the stories the author chose to write about. One of the reasons I avoided the book at first was because I didn’t want to read about the war crimes of a vietnam veteran and to see how poor poor war criminal is traumatized from raping and murdering innocent women and children! While I think it’s important to learn about trauma and how much it can help people process their trauma I would highly avoid this book as a start. It is WAYY too detailed in a way that can re traumatize its readers. Especially if they are SA survivors.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Medical content
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Self harm, and War
gabi12's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
cheebirobo's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Rape and Violence
rileyeffective's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
nightrite's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.5
Themes: 5 stars
Knowledge/perspective: 4.5 stars
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt
butch's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Suicide attempt
caseys_chapters's review against another edition
5.0
It is an intense read, both for its subject matter and the scientific detail. However, you don’t need any special knowledge to grasp the concepts. There is some jargon, but it’s all described clearly and includes helpful diagrams.
So many of us have experienced trauma or adverse childhood events that manifest in our daily lives through emotional and physical responses. I am fascinated by the mind-body connection and talk to my therapist a lot about the interactions between my mental and physical health. This book truly deepened my understanding and I found it empowering to learn more about it.
I highly, highly recommend this to everyone - to learn about yourself, to support your loved ones, and to be more empathetic about something so many folks experience every day, but isn’t talked about enough.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma