Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

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

64 reviews

minnousche's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

birbmcbirb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This is THE book I now recommend about C-PTSD. To both those with it, and those trying to understand it. I wasnt left drained and triggered like so many other CPTSD books, and Ms. Foo is a wonderful writer. I powdered through this book in 3 days, and it only took that long because I was busy each day. Any other mental health book would have left me triggered and burnt out, this book amazingly did not, but not because it pulled punches in talking about abuse and recovery. Im going to be so annoying about suggesting everyone reads this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Xenophobia and War

courtney_scott1025's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Wow. Never have I felt so seen and connected to someone's journey. I was diagnosed with CPTSD due to neglect/emotional abuse by my mother. Stephanie's life is much more traumatic than I will ever know, but it was so powerful. I couldn't stop listening. Her resilience, her story, her words were just so inspiring. If you think you have CPTSD, pick up this book. You will not regret it.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

daisy2050's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ruthmartinartist's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

izarah's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

how does one speak about this book? i need to gather my thoughts. it’s definitely a lot better than the body keeps the score. 

“it’s not the fights that matter. it’s the repairs” i love this way of reframing conflict. 

there’s so many parts i’ve had to sit back and reflect on but for now i’ll just give that line. 

so vulnerable and informative yet heartbreaking in less than 300 pages 
i just wish i had a physical copy (which i will be purchasing) so i could add in my notes. very validating. love the tools she mentioned to help people in similar positions or on their own healing journey. love that she got the help she needed! i might be biased for giving it 5 stars given it’s my area of interest but it was so good! i’d recommend to anyone and everyone just to see a refreshing yet blunt perspective 

full review may be written once i have a copy of my own 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

endlessmurmur's review

emotional funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Self harm

adelle's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

jburkespraker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Not sure what to add as a trigger warning because there a so many. I loved the short chapters and the way she pulls the audio recordings in at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

lestatsoul's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Colonisation