‘Life is all what you make it.’
Sequel – ‘Wake up! life is calling.’
Simple, light read. By Preeti Shenoy.
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Letters to a Young Poet – Rainer Maria Rilke
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This is going to be a bit of a non-answer, but it will depend on the individual, what interests them, and what inspires/motivates them.
I have severe depression and PTSD, and have attempted and been hospitalized before, been in treatment multiple times, etc. I have found that the best books I’ve read for my mental health were ones of people surviving through tough situations and tough mental health.
For example, as a suicidal and self-harming teen, my favorite book was Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. The mc actually attempts suicide in the book, but survives it and mindset changes afterwards. I enjoyed the story of surviving the circumstances as well as surviving the moment of giving up mentally.
Another example for myself was years later reading the Hunger Games. In some ways it was very dark and depressing, but I related to the struggle to survive, PTSD symptoms, and navigating and surviving it in the end.
Other survival stories in genres that interest me have also had the same effect. I liked these YA novels in particular because they were fast paced and entertaining (being depressed gave me little motivation to read heavier or nonfiction titles).
Those books could be too triggering for some people, but for me personally I related to the characters’ struggles to survive, their mental health struggles, and wanting to give up; I felt strengthened and inspired by their strength, or in some cases just them getting by and living despite everything else. There was something about them finding life after the darkness that encouraged me.
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It’s a hit or miss and I never attempted, I just had thoughts along the line. But The Midnight Library really helped me during that time. Many people critique it though
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The Power of Now by Eckhard Tolle
PuzzledStreet on
The Wind Up Bird Chronicles.
It is a fiction book, an interesting, dream like, somehow relatable in an abstract way. I read this book after my attempt a few years ago and it truly helped me heal in a way that I did not know a book could. Not a “everything is sunshine” way like you describe.
Also, very long. Not sure if that is a positive or negative for you but for me I needed something to immerse myself in.
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Any comedian that made you laugh, see if they have a book
Norm Macdonald’s I liked a lot
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The comfort book by Matt Haig
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The wedding people
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Lord of the rings
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Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a great book for understanding the causes and solutions for anxiety and depression. Helped me out heaps in my life.
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
I want to die but I want to eat Tteokbokki
‘Life is all what you make it.’
Sequel – ‘Wake up! life is calling.’
Simple, light read. By Preeti Shenoy.
Letters to a Young Poet – Rainer Maria Rilke
This is going to be a bit of a non-answer, but it will depend on the individual, what interests them, and what inspires/motivates them.
I have severe depression and PTSD, and have attempted and been hospitalized before, been in treatment multiple times, etc. I have found that the best books I’ve read for my mental health were ones of people surviving through tough situations and tough mental health.
For example, as a suicidal and self-harming teen, my favorite book was Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. The mc actually attempts suicide in the book, but survives it and mindset changes afterwards. I enjoyed the story of surviving the circumstances as well as surviving the moment of giving up mentally.
Another example for myself was years later reading the Hunger Games. In some ways it was very dark and depressing, but I related to the struggle to survive, PTSD symptoms, and navigating and surviving it in the end.
Other survival stories in genres that interest me have also had the same effect. I liked these YA novels in particular because they were fast paced and entertaining (being depressed gave me little motivation to read heavier or nonfiction titles).
Those books could be too triggering for some people, but for me personally I related to the characters’ struggles to survive, their mental health struggles, and wanting to give up; I felt strengthened and inspired by their strength, or in some cases just them getting by and living despite everything else. There was something about them finding life after the darkness that encouraged me.
It’s a hit or miss and I never attempted, I just had thoughts along the line. But The Midnight Library really helped me during that time. Many people critique it though
The Power of Now by Eckhard Tolle
The Wind Up Bird Chronicles.
It is a fiction book, an interesting, dream like, somehow relatable in an abstract way. I read this book after my attempt a few years ago and it truly helped me heal in a way that I did not know a book could. Not a “everything is sunshine” way like you describe.
Also, very long. Not sure if that is a positive or negative for you but for me I needed something to immerse myself in.
Any comedian that made you laugh, see if they have a book
Norm Macdonald’s I liked a lot
The comfort book by Matt Haig
The wedding people
Lord of the rings
Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a great book for understanding the causes and solutions for anxiety and depression. Helped me out heaps in my life.