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    I’m hoping to find some memoirs that include the author going through some type of emotional trauma as part of/the focus of the book. I have recently listened to the memoirs of/by Paris Hilton, Crystal Hefner’s book, Britney Spears, and I am now listening to Jeanette McCurdy’s memoir.

    I don’t want to turn this into a pity party post, but I had some extremely traumatizing happen to me 8 years ago that involved audiobooks, and I lost the ability to listen to them because the trauma was so severe and audiobooks were a huge trigger for a panic/trauma response to occur so I had to just stop them after this event. I’m trying to rehab myself and part of that includes being able to listen to audiobooks again, but the trauma is still there and I’m still in the environment. I was traumatized in and the person who inflicted the trauma on me is somebody who I have to see and who has control over my life, in major ways that strip me of security, true autonomy, and permanence.

    Because of that, I know that I can’t go back to listening to fiction books until I can either change the situation or I’m otherwise able to heal from the trauma while still from the outside appearing to be in the same situation so I have started listening to memoirs Which surprisingly don’t trigger my intense panic attack although they are some thing that I have had to acclimate myself to.

    I’m really open to any suggestions and the memoir does not need to be something depressing that is only about trauma; I do take solace in hearing others accurately describe the way I feel and things that have happened to me, but I’m not seeking catharsis through others suffering endlessly. I appreciate any suggestions!

    by PinkFancyCrane

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    1. i would highly suggest:
      – While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence by Meg Kissinger

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