Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho

14 reviews

katetv's review

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

Whew, her writing is so vivid. I felt her journey through postpartum psychosis so acutely, and relived my caregiving experience. I'm grateful for her clear record of what that was like, and to have compassion for those going through similar. Had to read in a day, too gripping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Physical abuse

ehmannky's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

A really raw look at Cho's experience having postpartum psychosis, the depressing state of America's mental health institutions and just how dehumanized patients with psychosis are in the United States, and a look at her life up until her psychosis. It's really good, but Cho really describes her psychosis and it's hard to read. Additionally, she experienced abuse as a child and by a previous partner (her husband as of this book seems like a really great guy), and she describes both pretty thoroughly. A good read, but it is heavy.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

quinnjuliac's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

You know how some memoirs are not good books, they’re just written by someone with a good story to tell? That is not this book. This is an amazing and gripping account of postpartum psychosis, past trauma from physical and emotional abuse, parenthood, and the love between the author and her husband. It was challenging for me to read as someone who has had someone close to me spend time in inpatient mental health facilities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child abuse

o_w_e_n's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

coolbitch's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

rosalind's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Emotional abuse

erenreads12's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

What an intimate, terrifying, touching read. This is an incredibly brave memoir and the author's courage in divulging the details of her psychosis and the impact it had on her and the relationships she has cannot be understated. Even amongst the discussion scope of mental health, post-partum psychosis is rarely discussed, and even rarer still from the perspective of a woman of colour. Cho invites us into her life and the culture, trauma and experience that brought her to where she is, and has no interest in sugar coating a terrifying and profoundly difficult experience. Her voice and story is tragic, hopeful and invaluable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

julied's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Physical abuse

moraofthestory's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

mendthecat's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Mental illness