Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho

26 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

marlanaperry77's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.5

A really powerful and honest memoir about motherhood. The last line was beautiful and I understand why she ended the book on that note, but I would have loved to see more of her recovery. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Pregnancy

applesodaperson's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.25

Holy crap this makes me never want children just in case I get postpartum psychosis.
Read from the Provo library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Pregnancy

ratchel_l's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Medical trauma

_almasoul's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm, Blood, Child death, Dementia, Miscarriage, and Stalking

superiour_medium's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Absolutely heartbreaking reflection on abuse, mental health crises, and the stress & often impossible burden of motherhood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, and Pregnancy

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

xfallenxnightx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

Brilliant memoir written about post partum psychosis! The narration is fantastic and the writing style is beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical trauma and Body shaming

maxthefish's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

asainspace's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis