Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

116 reviews

madeleinebay's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Deportation

Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Rape, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

provo's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Luckily, Stephanie Foo did not just write a memoir - as a journalist, she researches very well and takes the reader on a journey from her childhood to the first real results of her recovery. 
By doing so, she doesn’t try to paint a picture of a miracle healing, but shows, how hard it is to find individual solutions in a dysfunctional medical system where not enough professionals are familiar with this young diagnosis. She elaborates how racism and sexism play a part in c-ptsd and does not shy away from talking about genetics and intergenerational trauma.

At some points in the early chapters the abuse is written quite graphic, so be aware of that, otherwise I’d say it is the perfect book for someone recently diagnosed with c-ptsd or people who are close to someone with this diagnosis. It also has a lot of quotes for follow-up-literature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Colonisation, and Classism

pikitat's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective

5.0

Beautifully written with a perfect blend of science and personal stories. What else can I say? It's a great book and I'm glad I read it. 100% would read it again. Mind the trigger warnings and be gentle with yourself, though. The book can be a heavy read at points.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Grief

kayfab's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

mrgplmr's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

alayamorning's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Minor: Chronic illness, Genocide, and Infidelity

madredeleones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense

4.75

You don't have to have CPTSD to learn and grow from this book. This was recommended in a Divorce group I am in and it was so interesting and helpful from a healing perspective. As a queer and mixed-race person, there were lots of notes in this book that rang true for me--generational trauma, the long term effects of microaggressions, the effects of COVID and the current political climate--as well as the difficult goal of changing learned behaviors and reactions. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is trying to overcome trauma of any kind. There is hope and there are a LOT of roads to healing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and War

snrhoades's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

jessdekkerreads's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

betherly's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

A deeply insightful and helpful read that has helped me understand my own diagnosis and mental health better. I feel equipped with more tools to handle it as well as a new kindness towards myself and new expectations that I need to get more comfortable with over time. I appreciated the authors authenticity and honesty and although we had vastly different experiences a lot of what she experiences were hugely relatable. It felt good to not be alone in that. I will leave it there. A bit emotional and lots to unpack but I am glad I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders