Recommended Reading

“Books are our common ground. A good book gets you out of your head. A good book gives meaning to life. It gives you the language to describe what you experience. A good book will make you understand why you are in pain after heartbreak. It will make you miss your stop on the subway. A good book will fight your heavy eyelids, demanding that you stay awake for one more chapter. In a time where there is so much out there commanding our attention, it provides a reason to focus.”

—Belletrist

Need something good to read to distract you from and/or help you understand the noise in your head and make you feel a bit better about everything? I’ve got you covered.

Books:

• Nobody Cares by Anne T. Donahue
• I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
• How to Fail: Everything I’ve Ever Learned from Things Going Wrong by Elizabeth Day
• How to Come Alive Again: A Guide to Killing Your Monsters by Beth McColl
• This is Your Brain on Anxiety: What Happens and What Helps by Faith G. Harper
• No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol
• We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
• Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
• Kind of Coping: An Illustrated Look at Life with Anxiety by Marzi Wilson
• Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
• Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
• Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
• The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
• I Know What I’m Doing and Other Lies I Tell Myself by Jen Kirkman
• Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me by Lily Collins

Disclaimer: I am not professionally licensed in mental health care — this blog and these reading recommendations are for inspirational/motivational purposes only. If you find yourself in need of further assistance, I highly recommend finding an educated and accredited professional of mental health in your area. You can learn more about the process of starting therapy here.