Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

2650 reviews

savanah_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

I really enjoyed this book. As someone who grew up watching Jennette McCurdy on iCarly, it was really interesting to read about her experiences on that show and throughout her career. I loved that she wrote as if the events are happening in real time; when she was writing about her life at age 6, she wrote it as if she is 6 years old. 
Reading about her experiences made me realise the trauma and abuse many people, especially young people, in the entertainment industry endure. I really felt for Jennette whilst reading this and I am so proud that she has and continues to recover.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Grief, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

kristinebennett's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Vomit

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

whisper88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, Cancer, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

caseyjnovak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

Funny and sharp writing. Heartbreaking and triggering topics. An admirable, straight-forward and unflinching account.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Alcohol, Addiction, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

wooblatoober's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

amazing book. covers her entire life pretty much up until she starts writing the book. it was incredible. VERY easy read vocab- & language-wise, but very difficult read regarding content. HEED THE CONTENT WARNINGS. if any of the CWs trigger you, especially the ones listed “graphic,” DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. otherwise, it’s an incredible read. 

lots of humor in suffering w/ a hopeful ending theme of overcoming adversity. amazingly written. i was hooked from the first page. mccurdy is an amazingly talented creative nonfiction writer (& doesn’t hurt that she’s had a life so crazy it seems like it should be fiction).

5⭐️ but i reserve actual 5⭐️ ratings on storygraph for my favorite books of all time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Medical content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Vomit, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Dementia, and Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Stalking

jani_mcgonagall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Child abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Cancer, Body horror, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

lotzoflolzz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Cancer, Alcoholism, Vomit, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

music_girl93's review against another edition

Too triggering for me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Excrement, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

ejessicac's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

joannalgill's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Emotional abuse