I’ve been in a particularly bad space mentally for the past four months thanks to my OCD which has been an issue since I was a kid, but it’s like it’s taken on new insane forms. It’s fluctuated between genuinely awful, to exceptionally numb. I do have the occasional good day, but those haven’t showed up in a while, and a recent particularly strong spiral has just left me feeling extremely nothing – I can’t really find it in myself to do anything & my mum recently threatened to kick me out if I didn’t put my act together (I’m 18 and am taking a gap year before uni). I don’t know why this is so hard. I’ve tried to force myself to do things I usually enjoy but nothing puts me at ease – aside from reading. I read a lot. I’ve always been a bookworm. Weirdly, I really enjoyed reading Normal People around Xmas, I found myself relating to Connel a lot – especially when he enters a depressive episode.
What books would you recommend? I’m not necessarily looking for self-help books – but books about characters experiencing similar situations I do find myself enjoying. I also *adore* fantasy. Anything would really help, even if it’s to only lift my mood for a couple of hours – many thanks 🙂
by According_Bat_8150