Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

27 reviews

kristyhill's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

This memoir is beautiful and heartbreaking all at once. I think Matthew did an amazing job of showing the reality of addiction and what it is like in different forms. He did not shy away or sugar coat the ugly, difficult parts of it. For that, I think he deserves all the credit. Though is seemed a bit haphazard at times, I think it was an important part of it. Knowing he is now gone, makes it even more heartbreaking because you can tell he was really trying to do better. But addiction is a hard thing. He said it himself, addicts are not bad people.

PS. I did not watch Friends

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Addiction, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual content

booktok_girlie6's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Oh my God. This isn't a book to read fast. But it is a book you need to read if you loved Chandler Bing. Matthew Perry had it all, almost lost it all. Until eventually it almost took him away. He should be proud of where he came. 
This is an emotional roller-coaster and is not a book to take lightly. It's heavy but so worth the slow read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Medical trauma, Self harm, Addiction, and Alcoholism

tinkerbell2706's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I found the book really insightful into Marty’s life and the hold that addition had on his life. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Vomit, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

maddyrosem's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Brilliantly written and narrated. Perry does a great job of explaining what it’s like to suffer from addiction. Despite some of the very dark topics he’s been through, he keeps it just light enough to keep you reading whilst understanding the weight of it all. Now knowing everything he’s been through, it’s even more heartbreaking knowing he passed so young. RIP Matthew Perry

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Car accident

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Absolutely devastating. With a lot of humor, but made me miserable. It was really hard reading this knowing he’s gone. In the first line of the book, he says he should be dead and to read this as if it’s from the beyond… which it was as I listened. I cannot fathom the pain he went through and hope he’s finally at peace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Medical content, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Medical trauma

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Self harm

kimberlina82's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Matthew Perry is raw, uncut and completely honest in his autobiography.  Big giant trigger warning, read with care. I cried several times throughout, but as a person with a family full of addiction and as a huge fan of Matthew it only seemed right to read it.  

Prepare yourself for a journey, not an easy one. But one that leads to sobriety, faith, and redemption. 

RIP Mattman 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical content, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Excrement, Death, Mental illness, Cursing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Addiction, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

flavours_of_fiction's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Addiction, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, and Vomit

mettez's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Panic attacks/disorders

sarah_amy's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

4.0

Wonderfully told by the man himself, with that classic Matthew Perry humour, while letting us in with such honesty and vulnerability. He made no excuses for his past, while also opening his heart to the daily battle with addiction and war against himself he was facing. It felt like a deep conversation with a good friend who I felt like I could have sat and conversed with for hours...which in some way I guess I did, however 1-sided it was. Witty until the end who deserves to be ranked among the best of the funniest of entertainers we've been lucky to have. I just hope he has now found the joy he so long searched for, yet gave so freely to millions. Rest In Peace Matthew Perry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Medical content, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit