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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 974 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,298,653 ratings — published 1963
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 651 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.11 — 641,879 ratings — published 2015
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 583 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.95 — 290,707 ratings — published 1993
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Turtles All the Way Down Turtles All the Way Down (Hardcover)
by (shelved 563 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.87 — 658,078 ratings — published 2017
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 551 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,060,982 ratings — published 1999
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It's Kind of a Funny Story It's Kind of a Funny Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 505 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.07 — 264,296 ratings — published 2006
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 414 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,035,780 ratings — published 2007
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 375 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.20 — 793,394 ratings — published 1962
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Wintergirls Wintergirls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 375 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.96 — 127,446 ratings — published 2009
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Challenger Deep Challenger Deep (ebook)
by (shelved 338 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.14 — 35,137 ratings — published 2015
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 331 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.06 — 383,015 ratings — published 1892
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 328 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,483,613 ratings — published 2017
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Made You Up Made You Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 304 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.02 — 30,745 ratings — published 2015
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Every Last Word Every Last Word (Hardcover)
by (shelved 300 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.20 — 133,645 ratings — published 2015
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Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 297 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.89 — 178,707 ratings — published 2015
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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 291 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.06 — 87,744 ratings — published 1995
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 284 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.93 — 285,358 ratings — published 2016
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Sharp Objects Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 250 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,272,079 ratings — published 2006
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 241 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,600,734 ratings — published 2022
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My Heart and Other Black Holes My Heart and Other Black Holes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 238 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.95 — 63,492 ratings — published 2015
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 232 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,556,930 ratings — published 2019
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 218 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,638,285 ratings — published 2020
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The Silver Linings Playbook The Silver Linings Playbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 212 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.98 — 163,991 ratings — published 2008
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Finding Audrey Finding Audrey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 210 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.74 — 85,660 ratings — published 2015
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Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 209 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.15 — 151,374 ratings — published 2020
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Prozac Nation Prozac Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.64 — 64,526 ratings — published 1994
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Fangirl Fangirl (ebook)
by (shelved 199 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.93 — 789,476 ratings — published 2013
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 197 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.05 — 642,640 ratings — published 1999
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 196 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.59 — 611,411 ratings — published 2018
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 194 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.27 — 996,661 ratings — published 2015
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 194 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,955,418 ratings — published 2018
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Eliza and Her Monsters Eliza and Her Monsters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 189 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.14 — 65,612 ratings — published 2017
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 188 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,471,655 ratings — published 2014
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Cut Cut (Paperback)
by (shelved 182 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.76 — 60,712 ratings — published 2000
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 180 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.65 — 444,285 ratings — published 2007
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The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.78 — 436,566 ratings — published 1993
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 170 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.90 — 36,684 ratings — published 1964
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 169 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.09 — 242,437 ratings — published 2012
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The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 168 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.33 — 24,041 ratings — published 2007
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Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened (Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.17 — 218,158 ratings — published 2013
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Impulse (Impulse, #1) Impulse (Impulse, #1)
by (shelved 158 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.25 — 83,287 ratings — published 2007
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Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.99 — 91,364 ratings — published 1973
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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 152 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,628,017 ratings — published 2003
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The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.12 — 20,991 ratings — published 2019
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Paperweight Paperweight (Hardcover)
by (shelved 150 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.90 — 18,301 ratings — published 2015
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Reasons to Stay Alive Reasons to Stay Alive (Paperback)
by (shelved 147 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.06 — 115,212 ratings — published 2015
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Madness: A Bipolar Life Madness: A Bipolar Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 145 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.04 — 14,939 ratings — published 2008
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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.99 — 32,291 ratings — published 1990
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1) Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)
by (shelved 144 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 4.22 — 37,897 ratings — published 2018
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 142 times as mental-illness)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,780,911 ratings — published 2005
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Charles Bukowski
“I had noticed that both in the very poor and very rich extremes of society the mad were often allowed to mingle freely.”
Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

Brené Brown
“If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.”
Brené Brown

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