I’m sorry about the long post but I’d really appreciate help. I’ve been wanting to read certain books that help me unravel complex feelings since these haven’t helped me as much in therapy. I’m open to ANY genre since I’m looking for resonance alone
- Books about understanding and empathising with a complex parent
I’d like to read a book about a parent who deals with poor mental health and how I can better understand/empathise with them without getting triggered myself for everything. Somehow reading Alison Espach’s Notes on your sudden disappearance made me empathise a lot more with my dad because the protagonist mentions [spoilers ahead] that her father has no friends and would have to mourn the death of his daughter in isolation since only her mum has a friend circle for support. That made me perceive my dad differently so I’d like to read more books that ignite this understanding of a parent that has no social life & has only focused on work & his children while battling mental health problems.
- Book about understanding a partner who needs space & time to process feelings
I’m someone who figures out feelings as I speak and cannot handle it that well when I’m silent or thinking. I quickly overthink but my boyfriend needs time & silence to process anything. He needs to figure things out himself before coming to me & I just do not understand what this chain of thought is like. I want to understand him better.
- Book for myself since sad events feel like a catastrophe to me
I’ve cyclothymia so happy days are soooo happy but sad days are catastrophic. I don’t know what I’m looking for here if I’m being honest but anything that would help me understand or allow me to resonate with the book characters would be very lovely.
Thank you if you’ve read this much and thank you very much if you’re able to help me with suggestions.
by cali-b_ricebowl