Reviews

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker

kipahni's review

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informative medium-paced

4.0

sxkitty91's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

My therapist suggested this one after diagnosing me with CPTSD. I keep insisting that 90% of my trauma comes from my narcissistic brother and a really bad ex...all things I experienced as an adult..but she still wanted me to read this book.

Maybe it can be helpful for the right person, maybe I could've also gotten more out of it if the author would've trimmed out some of the excess stuff and stopped flipping between she and he (seriously just pick a gender neutral term) so I could've followed it with more ease. But this was definitely not the book for me. Maybe my therapist can give a better recommendation...

hermitthrush's review against another edition

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4.0

Excellent overall book on understanding recovery.

nil033's review

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

jameslucpicante's review

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

steviesworldxx's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective

5.0

absolutely a trauma 101 book

abbie_jean's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

sp3cim3n_'s review against another edition

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5.0

Un buen libro para la introducción al trauma complejo y sus componentes. Las anécdotas personales del autor y sus experiencias con sus clientes ilustran muy bien la teoría que expone.
Como herramienta terapéutica, pienso que puede ser muy útil para el lector interesado en comprender su trauma y mecanismos de lidiar con este. El primer paso para sanar es la psicoeducación del cliente y creo que el libro aborda la labor de forma amigable para el lector en general o psicoterapeutas que buscan aplicar este abordaje con sus consultantes.
A veces me pareció algo repetitivo, pero rescatar información de capítulos pasados a veces es un recurso necesario para darse a entender.

janeaustenfan's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

wormcourt's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75