Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

28 reviews

heoleen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

Intens en bedroevend, maar ook zeer inspirerend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, and Injury/Injury detail

doctorjessie's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Confinement

erinbarton's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

lisasilv's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

Before I begin this review, one needs to know that I LOVE medical mysteries. I loved House and watched way too many seasons of Grey's Anatomy and ER. Had I been able to survive high school biology, I would have more seriously considered going to med school.

So, I'm biased in that sense but I LOVED this book. The chapters end with turns making you want more, there's no obvious solution and it's clear that this is going to have a tough ending. The author is REAL, no holds bar, not your typical memoir where you either feel sorry for the author or think they are the greatest person to ever walk the planet. 

I also appreciate that she recognizes the privilege she has by having good medical insurance and a supportive family and loved ones. She recognizes that the end result would likely not be the same for other people.

A fascinating medical memoir told by a gifted storyteller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bissm16's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

m1923's review

emotional informative slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness

alexxrose's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol

This autobiography centres around the author's mysterious illness, however descriptions are matter of fact and all time in hospital is framed as necessary and, in the end, a positive experience.

bartlebies's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

3.5

Boy howdy the narrator for the audiobook was awful. Can we ban white people doing bad accents when there is literally no reason to do them?? christ. 

The book itself was okay, but I felt like it lacked any deeper meaning beyond “i had this rare disorder and it sucked for everyone and now i’m better” which is unfortunate since she’s a reporter/writer who you would think would be a better writer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Self harm

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Dementia, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Self harm, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Child death

mxpringle's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Chronic illness, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Ableism

rakizaka's review against another edition

informative tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders