My bf (39M) struggles with depression and sense of purpose. While I continue to nudge him towards some professional help, he has recently expressed interest in finding a book that could start the process…but they’re all caked in so much cheese and phrases like ‘don’t be hard on yourself for a failure, just pick yourself up and try again.’ None of which is actually helpful and just leads to eye rolling.
What suggestions are there for mental health books that are more straightforward and blunt and relatable as opposed to so much cheese?
TIA
by Caffeinated_PygmyOwl
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Man’s Search for Meaning by Dr. Viktor Frankl
“Frankl observed that among the fellow inmates in the concentration camp, those who survived were able to connect with a purpose in life to feel positive about, and then immersed themselves in imagining that purpose such as conversing with an (imagined) loved one. According to Frankl, the way a prisoner imagined the future affected his longevity.
The book intends to answer the question “How was everyday life in a concentration camp reflected in the mind of the average prisoner?” Part One constitutes Frankl’s analysis of his experiences in the concentration camps, while Part Two introduces his ideas of meaning and his theory called logotherapy.”
https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/0807014273/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1LV8QY52ZT883&keywords=man%27s+search+for+meaning+viktor+frankl&qid=1701753655&sprefix=mans+search+%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1
Hey, my speciality :). Am a Psychotherapist and similarly hate nonsense phraseology and quotes
Could try :
Move on Motherf*cker- Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt
Get out of your mind and into your life – Steve Hayes
The Happiness Trap – Russ Harris