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Books About the Lived Experience of Mental Health

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19 items

The Center Cannot Hold

My Journey Through Madness

by Saks, Elyn R.

Book - 2007

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Down Came the Rain

by Shields, Brooke

Book - 2005

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Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful

A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Loss

by Wittels Wachs, Stephanie

Book - 2018

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Furiously Happy

{a Funny Book About Horrible Things}

by Lawson, Jenny

Book - 2015

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Hyperbole and A Half

Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

by Brosh, Allie

Graphic Novel - 2013

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Just Checking

Scenes From the Life of An Obsessive-compulsive

by Colas, Emily

Book - 1998

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Man's Search for Meaning

by Frankl, Viktor Emil

Book - 2006

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Marbles

Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me : A Graphic Memoir

by Forney, Ellen

Graphic Novel - 2012

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On Edge

A Journey Through Anxiety

by Petersen, Andrea

Book - 2017

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Reasons to Stay Alive

by Haig, Matt

Book - 2016

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Shooting Ghosts

A U.S. Marine, A Combat Photographer, and Their Journey Back From War

by Brennan, Thomas J.

Book - 2017

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An Unquiet Mind

by Jamison, Kay R.

Book - 1995

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Wasted

A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

by Hornbacher, Marya

Book - 2014

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The Dark Eclipse

Reflections on Suicide and Absence

by Barnes, Andrew William

Book - 2019

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Depression in A Digital Age

The Highs and Lows of Perfectionism

by Thomas, Fiona

Book - 2018

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Headcase

LGBTQ Writers & Artists on Mental Health and Wellness

Book - 2019

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How Not to Fall Apart

Lessons Learned on the Road From Self-harm to Self-care

by Van Eijk, Maggy

Book - 2018

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Parenting Children With Mental Health Challenges

A Guide to Life With Emotionally Complex Kids

by Vlock, Deborah

Book - 2018

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The Scar

A Personal History of Depression and Recovery

by Cregan, Mary

Book - 2019

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