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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
171 reviews
emilydaniellew's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and War
bookthia's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
nicholesreadingnook's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and War
issyd23's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
kathryn_reads_paiges's review against another edition
The story that quickly demonstrated this is when van der Kolk tells of a Vietnam veteran who was the sole survivor in his platoon from an ambush. His response? He raped a Vietnamese woman and killed children. Did his wife and children learn about this later? The author notes how this veteran had to temporarily live in a hotel so he “wouldn’t harm his family”…again sympathizing more with this man. Yes, what happened to the soldier’s friends is a tragedy, but the author is quick to excuse his actions. He even tells about how this man became a lawyer who successfully defended an accused murderer (hmm).
There were also some pretty upsetting stories of child death and car accidents early on. And I definitely didn’t need to hear about them while I was driving. The author spent a lot more real estate sympathizing with the Vietnam veteran than he did on, say, the mother from the one car accident. He mentions the Nazis in the first or second chapter but doesn’t condemn them, which I found suspicious, especially for a European author.
Moreover, van der Kolk was fired from his own trauma center for creating a hostile work environment for women.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/renowned-trauma-center-fires-its-medical-director/
I understood what (I think) is the main takeaway before I even picked up this book: Our bodies remember trauma even as our minds try to repress it. If you’ve ever read an incredible novel about this or been to a decent therapist, you probably do, too.
This book could be very triggering to anyone with PTSD and/or who has survived sexual assault or child abuse. Please read other critical reviews — I’m definitely not alone for DNFing for these reasons.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Car accident
Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, and War
mirificmoxie's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, and Abandonment
codyroberts541's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
joey1914's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
leseine's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Medical trauma, and War
_dear_reader_'s review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail