Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Femeia din mine by Britney Spears

206 reviews

hayleyvem's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Confinement, Abandonment, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Pregnancy and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Addiction, and Death of parent

jmiles758's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

estherk809's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Britney has gone through so much, and she’s persisted despite it all. It inspired me to reconnect with myself and use my voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Medical trauma

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Abortion

mermaidread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Abortion, Abandonment, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, and Miscarriage

amandinesophie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Unexpectedly, a very powerful read.
I very rarely read celebrity memoirs but I've always had a certain affection for Britney Spears. This was really hard to read at times but also felt empowering because I deeply resonated with some of her unfortunate experiences. For the first time, maybe ever, I truly felt like I was not the only woman in pain and terribly traumatized who had to learn how to survive and build herself a place in this world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Bullying, Medical content, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexism, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Bullying, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

euphoricallydreaming's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Medical trauma, and Violence

littleautisticwitch's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Grief, Slavery, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Trafficking, Dementia, Gaslighting, Bullying, Hate crime, and Medical trauma

barefootsierra's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

4.0

Reading the experiences that Britney Spears went through left me with so much anger, sadness, and frustration for her. It is disgusting how the institutions we have in place, that are supposed to help and keep us safe, are constantly and consistently failing us. There are many heartless people in this world who should die, but death is a kind mercy they do not deserve. 

There are many complaints on the writing in this memoir, which is just focusing on the wrong thing imo, but the narrative tone of voice just sounded very young to me. I found this to be very fitting given the trauma she experienced, specifically in the sense of how trauma effects you neurologically, and it helps you understand just how young she was going through all this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Cannibalism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexual content