Depression


The Bell Jar
Thirteen Reasons Why
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
Reasons to Stay Alive
The Midnight Library
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Speak
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
All the Bright Places
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
The Catcher in the Rye
A Little Life
Andrew Solomon
Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason. ...more
Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

Stephen Fry
If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather. Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness, and loneliness they’re going through. Be there for them when they come through the other side. It’s hard to be a friend to someone who’s depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will ever do.
Stephen Fry

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