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Pros
This book holds the record for the longest time taken to actually read it. Easy to read, but more importantly. Buy it.
Bessel van der kolk's book is a trove of helpfulness. Dr van der kolk is quite open about mistakes that were made in the past. This book is more than a book about trauma and its aftermath, it is a book that delivers a message of empathy.
The book clearly depicts the functions of the brain and the ways it can be affected by trauma. It also sheds light on the ways pharmaceuticals have practically dominated our perspective of mental heal and how to cure people that suffer from trauma. Th... Read More
Cons
A box knife was used to open the box and tore into the back cover and some of the last few pages. This book is extremely limiting and dangerously dated.
It presents information in a way that will be deeply distressing for those who experience cptsd firsthand. There is little knowledge that is actually helpful for people experiencing trauma or mental health issues. It tends to disparage people with pts... Read More
Highlights
Quality
The layers of content related to trauma and loss combined with a workbook to accompany it are both educational and healing.
It has taken me quite a while to absorb all of the information as it is dense with fantastic information throughout.
Trauma results from an experience of extreme pain or stress that leaves the victim feeling helpless and overwhelmed.
Very tiny writing so hard on the eyes.
Packaging/appearance
It's packed with information on why, what works, and how they came to determine it.
Competitiveness
Unlike most authors who take aim at the medical establishment and conventional treatment modalities, van der kolk maintains a r... Read More
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- This product had a total of 74,445 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 15 2024.
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This is not your average self help book
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However not until i read this book did i realize the physiological effect trauma has
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It caused me to approach my therapy differently and to have more empathy for what other trauma survivors are going through
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Felt like being in therapy and studying the therapy technique at the same time
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At about the 20 mark i think i texted a psychologist friend and arranged a book discussion for when i finished it
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That said there were several times word choices that made me feel uncomfortable and earlier in my life likely would have been triggering for me
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Several of the life techniques discussed in the book i discovered through a more painstaking and lonely process of trial and error and for different reasons
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Overall i found the research compelling but also noticed there seems to be a glaring hole in the research related to the trauma victims who lived through the wars that affected the soldiers the research concentrated on so much
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