Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

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

15 reviews

kck7866's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A must read for anyone who loves an addict and /or is one themselves. I devoured this book. It is heartbreaking and beautiful and funny and deeply unsettling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, and Alcoholism

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

wander_read_love's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Abandonment, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Car accident

thebibutterfly's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

Matthew Perry was so blatantly open in this memoir that it truly felt like I was sitting beside him as he detailed his struggles with addiction, fear of abandonment, and mental health. It’s a raw, intense story that hurts as much as it heals. His passing last year due to the effects of suspected drug use make the hopeful ending of this story all the more heartbreaking. However, there is a sense that he’s not entirely honest here too. I enjoyed many moments of this book, but it left me wondering how anyone fighting addiction finds lasting peace. So often the physical damage of addiction is pushed to the forefront, but the mental torment is rarely discussed with this level of authenticity. The audiobook was delivered with Perry’s characteristic levity and the tone was often the  redeeming quality of such a dark story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

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

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, and Excrement

Moderate: Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Abandonment, and Car accident

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, and Medical content

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Car accident, and Infidelity

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Drug use, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abandonment, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Dementia and Ableism

yellowpurple500's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Where do I even begin.

This book has been sitting on my shelf for awhile. After hearing about his passing I decided that the best way to pay tribute was to finally read it. 

This book is an emotional roller-coaster. It is raw, truthful and makes you reflect on areas of your own life at the same time. 

The biggest takeaway of this book has to be that no matter what you're going through, you are never alone. Don't be afraid to reach out for help and check up on those around you. 

Rest in peace Matthew Perry. I hope God is treating you well after that pact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Self harm, and Violence

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Addiction, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug use, Grief, and Mental illness