Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

190 reviews

hydemandy's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, Self harm, Emotional abuse, War, Suicide, and Sexual assault

vivi_papis's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Domestic abuse, War, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, and Rape

madisonthacker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Incest, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Medical content, Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

ryyyaaan's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

This was recommend to me by my therapist after I was recently diagnosed with PTSD. It has so much fantastic information, and it makes my life experiences make so much sense. It was quite difficult to get through at times; it covers a lot of heavy topics and stories of trauma, but it’s absolutely worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Alcohol, Rape, War, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault

readsbysimba's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Incest, and War

jenniegarcian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Rape, War, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

prishukla's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

I really appreciated this overview of Dr.  van der Kolk's professional experience supporting people with their trauma, including strategies for coping with it. It's very approachable/ readable (not super jargon-y) & compassionate. Just be prepared for there to be several examples of some pretty grizzly trauma. I definitely spaced out my reading of this, as a result.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, War, Rape, Violence, and Sexual assault

turidt's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape

Moderate: War, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Police brutality, and Murder

dancingprince's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

Conforting and informative with the kind of information all people deserve access to. If repetitive and run-on at times, this was a fantastic resource for self reflection and hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Rape

Minor: Torture, Murder, and Self harm

This book is about mental illness and trauma of every kind imaginable. There are case studies including graphic details, but it is not without meaning. Be gentle with yourself as you read <3

nineinchnails's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

this was a little hard to get through but super interesting! i struggled a little with the centering of veterans but i feel like this is more aimed at therapists (who have to treat all patients with compassion) than potential clients so i understand i don’t need to be comfortable with everything in here. overall this was so insightful and made me reflect a lot so i personally got a lot from this book, however, there is a lot of triggering content so i do advise proceeding with caution. it’s not perfect and there’s a lot of controversy surrounding the author but i still going it worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Suicide, Addiction, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Car accident, Torture, and War

Post traumatic stress disorder, Child sexual abuse, Child neglect, and Prostitution/Sex work