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claire2024 's review for:
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture
by Daniel Maté, Gabor Maté
honestly this book is a mess in a lot of ways like
i do not like the way the author talks abt disability as this massive tragedy and the worst thing that could have happened to a person while simultaneously shunning anyone who has made peace with their disability. it s fucking weird.
I think another aspect that maybe weirds me out a lot as well is that there are a lot of really good points in this regarding the impact on immune system that repressing one’s emotions is and how he talks about addiction and societal influence into this and the spiritual part of self that also needs tending to.
i do not like the way the author talks abt disability as this massive tragedy and the worst thing that could have happened to a person while simultaneously shunning anyone who has made peace with their disability. it s fucking weird.
I think another aspect that maybe weirds me out a lot as well is that there are a lot of really good points in this regarding the impact on immune system that repressing one’s emotions is and how he talks about addiction and societal influence into this and the spiritual part of self that also needs tending to.