What are some books that I could use to help cure my own depression?
What are some books that I could use to help cure my own depression?
Jace Nguyen
Ryan Collins
knowledge is only half the battle user. remember to make knowledge practice
Josiah Williams
1/2
Austin Edwards
Here's a quick book:
Sleep properly and exercise
Thomas Ward
Angel Morgan
Ive tried this user, and it only goes so far for me. At the end of the day im still lonely and depressed. Ive actually lost a little over 20lbs, and im still working on my weight, however, im still depressed.
Juan Collins
DESU the great gatsby got me out of my malaise. Its becuase its not a happy story, it doesnt try to force you to be happy, it's melencholly, bittersweet, and compact enough that it gets its themes in fast and solidly with little confussion. The idealism of it, and really its ending paragraph has always stuck with me and got me through some times. Everything may be futile, but the struggle is the beauty. I dont feel like pulling up the exact quote, but there is something in the book thats goes along the lines of
"Gatsby shot for the moon to get closer to the stars, but once he reached the moon he noticed the stars where just as far away."
Noah Green
Nothing wrong with that. If you don't have friends you should piss on people though. Its good for a laugh.
Anthony Wilson
Hermann Hesse: Siddharta
Jose King
The only book that matters in this regard many respects, has helped millions.
Julian Stewart
Start going on walks and then read "Invisible Cities."
Nicholas Morgan
Action will cure your depression, not ideas you read in books. Simple as
Kayden Hill
Should I get Starting Strength?
Brandon Turner
What depresses you user? We know its hard but we living anyway
Jackson Scott
Get a job.
Camden Wilson
>just be a wagecuck for 40 years bro
Jackson Nguyen
I do have a job. Infact, I have a career that I actually enjoy
Liam Brown
Also sprach Zarathustra
Isaiah Garcia
>no one with a job can be depressed!
Lucas Taylor
My job makes me depressed
Angel Hughes
>cure depression
Lol, you can’t actually get health back, that’s not how life works
Joseph Davis
Its not just books, youve got to understand and differentiate your time and what you consume. Too much entertainment/news etc you lose focus on what is important to you. You have to step back and reassess where your focus should be and have an outlet.
Take a class, go for a walk (without headphones) stargaze etc, books are good to drone out the excessive nature of our current year but they won't "cure" you.
Caleb James
Stupid answer
Camden Scott
The Book of Ecclesiastes
Nicholas Rogers
This book actually helped me a lot. It makes you feel warm and held. It is also small enough to read in a afternoon. Hope you get through this time OP. Also exercise, it'll release endorphins and make you feel better. I suggest rock climbing, it's fun.
Austin Miller
Anything that stimulates you intellectually. Something that interests, challenges, and provokes you. For me it was Jung, Nietzsche, and Spinoza. Also listen to Alan Watts on yt.
John Wright
Read something that makes you laugh, it's the only thing that works.
Levi Powell
I only know good literature on curing other peoples depression, sadly
Jordan Price
starting strength
Carson Barnes
Cannery Row
Easton Ross
Try reading Pull Yourself Together, Faggot by Anonymous.
Matthew Hall
Try "Feeling Good" by Dr. Burns. CBT is old news, but surprisingly effective.
Xavier Sanders
What's wrong with listening to music on walks?
Andrew Garcia
It divides your attention. Bliss is attained through contemplation of something, not distraction from it. By all means listen to music, but not while you're doing something else.
Liam Watson
Depression cured! Thanks user!
Brandon Price
It's what I do.
Nolan Nelson
Thank you for your post, user. It's made me come to terms a bit with how much I drown out important parts of my life. For instance, I routinely listen to podcasts while I sleep. The time between hitting the hay and actually conking off used to be A+ prime thinking, creativity time. I guess I started playing podcasts because, one, it's a friend simulator, and, two, too often my unchecked mind would be too energetic and with every new interesting idea, I'd immediately have to get out of bed and note it down. So I suppose listening to podcasts helped me sleep better, but it gave me much less time to think. Perhaps the key is to carve out time specifically to doing nothing but thinking?
also, at this point, I'm honestly a little scared of sleeping without a podcast playing. It's a so comfy hearing the same soothing, friendly voices laugh and joke around every night.