Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker

4 reviews

thirteenlaurels's review against another edition

informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Death, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Car accident, and Child death

turtlebones's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

i picked this book up b/c it was discussed during one of my ethics class and it was mentioned in a true crime podcast that i listen to. GdeB does a great job breaking down the different between worry/anxiety and true fear and using it to your advantage. He gives lots of great examples of cases that he has worked on and gives great tips to follow on determining and analyzing whether a situation one faces is worth fearing and relying on your gut instinct/intuition.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death, and Suicide

faithaforman's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Quite informative, definitely attempts to teach the difference between fear and worry, how to understand what our bodies try to tell us, and ways to keep safe. Sadly there is a need for this type of guidance, and decades after it was written it's as relevant as ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

kelsea's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse