markcastaneda's review against another edition

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4.0

really a phenomenal book, and I kinda feel like reading it made me reassess my own trauma (including what I consider trauma, what's worked for me in my mental health journey, etc). Definitely a more traditional psych book in that it is very dense, full of citations & references & empirical evidence, but still willing to take some alluring liberties in utilizing folks' stories to demonstrate conceptual analyses.

towards the end, i got a little topic fatigue. wish I had been aware that this is a dense 350 pages, and even though it's expertly organized, it was a little too much for me to read casually. I bet it would be amazing in a classroom context with others to discuss with.

emmastewart11's review against another edition

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informative fast-paced

4.5

passthedetritus's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

miscre_antelope's review against another edition

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The author empathizes more with a traumatized soldier that has difficulty settling back into civilian life after he kills a child and rapes a woman in “revenge”, than he does with any of the victims of assault. Didn’t finish. Do not recommend especially for anyone with PTSD or C-PTSD.

poetrypup's review against another edition

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challenging informative sad slow-paced

3.0

eldritchknights's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

1.25

annamariemich's review against another edition

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uhh it’s a no for me, don’t recommend unless skin clear and there’s a lick of stability in ur life

thelauraxe's review against another edition

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3.0

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I get it - I need to go back to therapy.

hannahrbrts's review against another edition

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challenging informative slow-paced

4.25

gemstonejasper's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

This book is very informative and a must-read for anyone with trauma. I would highly recommend looking at the content warnings and possibly having the support of a therapist. Take care of yourself.