Are you struggling in silence? What about the people you care about? The trials and tribulations of modern life often make it very difficult to notice when your loved ones are suffering from mental health issues, especially when they find it uncomfortable to talk about what they’re feeling. September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day, meant to help spread awareness of an epidemic that affects people of every race, class and nationality. Check out this selection of books designed to help you and your loved ones with the difficulties of depression and anxiety.
Books are no match for suicidal thoughts or inclinations; if you’re feeling anything even close to those emotions, find help right away at any of the helplines listed here at the Massachusetts State page.
Non-Fiction
- The Chemistry of Joy: a Three-Step Program for Overcoming Depression Through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom by Henry Emmons with Rachel Kranz
- Lost connections : uncovering the real causes of depression– and the unexpected solutions by Johann Hari
- Unf*ck your anxiety : using science to rewrite your anxious brain by Faith G. Harper
- 10% happier : how I tamed the voice in my head, reduced stress without losing my edge, and found self-help that actually works–a true story by Dan Harris
- The unspeakable mind : stories of trauma and healing from the frontlines of PTSD science by Shaili Jain, MD
- Everything is f*cked : a book about hope by Mark Manson
- This Close to Happy: a Reckoning With Depression by Daphne Merkin
- Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn’t Teach You and Medication Can’t Give You by Richard O’Connor, Ph.D.
- The Mindful Way Through Anxiety: Break Free from Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life by Susan M. Orsillo
- The achievement habit : stop wishing, start doing, and take command of your life by Bernard Roth
- Crying in the Bathroom: a Memoir by Erika L. Sánchez
- You are a badass : how to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life by Jen Sincero
- How you can survive when they’re depressed : living and coping with depression fallout by Anne Sheffield
- Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety by Daniel Smith
- Why Hasn’t Anyone Told Me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith
- 5 survivors : personal stories of healing from PTSD and traumatic events by Tracy Stecker
- My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread and the Search for Peace of Mind by Scott Stossel
- Why worry? : stop coping and start living by Kathryn Tristan
- The 10 best-ever depression management techniques : understanding how your brain makes you depressed & what you can do to change it by Margaret Wehrenberg
- Spontaneous Happiness by Andrew Weil
Fiction
- This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
- Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
