Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

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

65 reviews

casall64's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

alexijai98's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

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

punk_flower_child's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

I loved this book so much. Deeply personal, realistic, and inspired so much hope in me. Whether you live with CPTSD, anxiety, depression, or none of the above, this is a wonderful and deeply thought provoking book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

wordsbecomeworlds's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

3.75

It’s challenging, and graphic, pretty much out of the gate. And at the same time, Stephanie’s vulnerability on sharing her journey inspires hope and optimism for healing. The last part of the book was particularly helpful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt

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

xoxochannychan's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

I think this book is a must read. The lessons herein can apply to anybody, not just those with a mental health diagnosis.  The themes are difficult and heavy for younger readers, but I'd recommend to any adult. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Racism

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

rhubarbpi3's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book was so well written. I feel like it’s hard to find people who are curious about themselves and the world in the same way as Foo, and I really appreciated her authorial voice and the content which she wrote about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

samcsmith's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic