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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as mental)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,333,166 ratings — published 1963
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as mental)
avg rating 3.95 — 294,771 ratings — published 1993
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as mental)
avg rating 4.20 — 798,835 ratings — published 1962
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as mental)
avg rating 4.33 — 314,720 ratings — published 2014
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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as mental)
avg rating 4.07 — 88,761 ratings — published 1995
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as mental)
avg rating 3.93 — 291,779 ratings — published 2016
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as mental)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,085,606 ratings — published 1999
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as mental)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,443,190 ratings — published 2018
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as mental)
avg rating 4.16 — 621,931 ratings — published 2011
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as mental)
avg rating 4.11 — 646,291 ratings — published 2015
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as mental)
avg rating 4.25 — 854,255 ratings — published 1966
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as mental)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,973,715 ratings — published 1937
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as mental)
avg rating 4.07 — 487,769 ratings — published 2012
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as mental)
avg rating 4.36 — 950,106 ratings — published 1946
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as mental)
avg rating 4.06 — 287,446 ratings — published 1973
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It's Kind of a Funny Story It's Kind of a Funny Story (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 265,191 ratings — published 2006
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as mental)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,500,504 ratings — published 2016
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as mental)
avg rating 4.13 — 580,377 ratings — published 2012
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as mental)
avg rating 4.27 — 387,811 ratings — published 180
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I Know This Much Is True I Know This Much Is True (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as mental)
avg rating 4.21 — 336,421 ratings — published 1998
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as mental)
avg rating 4.19 — 555,901 ratings — published 1997
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Running with Scissors Running with Scissors (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as mental)
avg rating 3.77 — 409,103 ratings — published 2002
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The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as mental)
avg rating 3.95 — 160,792 ratings — published 2011
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Wintergirls Wintergirls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as mental)
avg rating 3.96 — 127,975 ratings — published 2009
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as mental)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,419,053 ratings — published 2005
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Prozac Nation Prozac Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as mental)
avg rating 3.64 — 64,738 ratings — published 1994
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as mental)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,039,832 ratings — published 2007
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mental)
avg rating 4.04 — 256,175 ratings — published 1985
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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mental)
avg rating 3.99 — 32,618 ratings — published 1990
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Cut Cut (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mental)
avg rating 3.76 — 60,877 ratings — published 2000
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mental)
avg rating 4.06 — 392,965 ratings — published 1892
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as mental)
avg rating 4.06 — 647,073 ratings — published 1999
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as mental)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,025,838 ratings — published 2015
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What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as mental)
avg rating 4.40 — 117,035 ratings — published 2021
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as mental)
avg rating 4.36 — 429,117 ratings — published 2019
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as mental)
avg rating 4.15 — 478,664 ratings — published
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Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as mental)
avg rating 3.74 — 251,020 ratings — published 1998
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as mental)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,203,142 ratings — published 1936
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Every Last Word Every Last Word (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as mental)
avg rating 4.20 — 135,301 ratings — published 2015
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The 48 Laws of Power The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as mental)
avg rating 4.07 — 248,295 ratings — published 1999
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The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as mental)
avg rating 4.03 — 137,592 ratings — published 2020
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as mental)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,716,244 ratings — published 2020
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How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as mental)
avg rating 4.27 — 87,955 ratings — published 2018
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Turtles All the Way Down Turtles All the Way Down (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as mental)
avg rating 3.87 — 664,524 ratings — published 2017
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 12 times as mental)
avg rating 4.09 — 244,414 ratings — published 2012
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The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as mental)
avg rating 4.19 — 16,358 ratings — published 2000
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She’s Come Undone She’s Come Undone (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as mental)
avg rating 3.92 — 373,903 ratings — published 1992
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as mental)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,641,243 ratings — published 2003
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as mental)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,032,972 ratings — published 1951
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You'd Be Home Now You'd Be Home Now (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as mental)
avg rating 4.13 — 88,417 ratings — published 2021
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Instead of heading for a big mental breakdown, I decided to have a small breakdown
“Instead of heading for a big mental breakdown, I decided to have a small breakdown every Tuesday evening.”
― Graham Parke, No Hope for Gomez!

E. Lockhart
“I think it was the institution...I was trying to master it.”
― E. Lockhart, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

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