pickFor anyone feeling alone, no one understands the deep depression you're trying to just survive another day with, or even the powerful prison that anxiety has locked you away in this book will give you hope, light, and encouragement. Haig really knocks it out of the park describing the #mentalhealth struggles and their manifestations. For anyone suffering in silence please get help. The Stigma is a LIE!! You are worth saving.
#nonfiction
I adore this section of this book, so much.
#WilWheaton #StillJustAGeek #depression #anxiety #mentalhealth
pickWhat is louder than hunger? The voice in his head telling him he is a loser who shouldn‘t eat, doesn‘t deserve to eat. This portrait of a young boy suffering from anorexia and those determined to help him is inspiring. The voice feels genuine and telling the story in verse was genius.
Encouraging words for anyone dealing with darkness.
#nonfiction #mentalhealth
Went to see Matt Haig talk last night and he was very engaging and funny. He talked a lot about his most recent book, his writing process, dogs, recovery and mental health. A really enjoyable night.
pickDo you want to know what madness feels like? Or maybe you already do, but seeing your experience reflected in a modern classic might make you feel less alone or give you a new perspective? The Bell Jar is a complex, vivid, and beautifully, painfully wrought masterpiece, at turns scathingly funny, uncomfortably ugly, blazingly honest, and unbearably real. If you‘ve worked hard, followed the rules, only to realize it‘s all phony, this is for you.
pickI had this sitting on my shelf for years and was happy that the #HashtagBrigade motivated me to finally read it. I suppose I'd put it off because of the heavy themes, including mental illness and suicide. The novel was indeed disturbing and difficult to read, but also engrossing, poignant and even really humorous at times.
pickThis has been on my tbr forever, and I am so glad the #HashtagBrigade read it, though I‘m pretty late finishing the book for the group.
This is a hard story to rate, as Esther‘s story is parts disturbing and hard to read. Knowing Plath‘s state of mind too adds to backstory of this mental health novel. It‘s not supposed to make one comfortable. Glad I read it! #192025 #1963 #LitsyAToZ #LetterB
