>>7589162

As a fellow psychotic, I enjoyed The Divided Self by R.D. Laing. Unrelated to mental health books, I also enjoyed reading Joseph Campbell because I've found that "metaphorizing" my delusions is a good way of removing their destructiveness.

>>7589296
OP here, thanks for the suggestions. Speaking of metamorphizing, The Metamorphosis is pretty much exactly how I feel sometimes, it's the only book I've read so far that's really resonated with my illness.

>>7589309

There's always a theme or a motif, isn't there? Mine is dragons.

>>7589318
Dragons sound a lot more interesting than my apparent theme haha.

>>7590620

Interesting, sure. But also a good deal more embarrassing and "tumbleresque". Perhaps inherently juvenile.

If I knew a crazy suicidal girl who is paranoid that everyone is trying to hurt her/use her, what book could I drop on her doorstep? She's diagnosed psychotic but doesn't listen to sane people, and drinks all day.

>>7590685
>drop random book on crazy suicidal paranoiac chick's doorstep
>expect anything other than to feed her delusions

>>7590685
I've been there, it's tough. Of course I couldn't read when I was fully psychotic so a book wouldn't have done me any good.

>>7590685

The Enchiridion helped me when I was at the height of my issues. My circumstances may be unique though.

>>7590632
What can you do, at least dragons are bad ass. Are there any books that resonate with your illness?

>>7590723

Aside from >>7589296 I've been reading about Magick, as well as reading philosophy. The resident dragonness in my head seems to want me to improve myself by reading generally. Books about alienation, free will, and individuality all resonate a lot. Much of my recent diary writing has been on those subjects, but through the symbolic lens of dragons. I liked Kierkegard's Fear and Trembling and Notes From Underground recently.

>>7590722
Took a short look at it, I'll definitely be reading through it, thank you.

>>7590732
I feel you on the alienation bit.