Posted by Oddzilla on August 21, 2000, at 9:10:12
In reply to Re: Favorite Self Help books, posted by Rhainy on August 21, 2000, at 8:12:34
This is a very interesting thread.
My favorite practical self-help books I guess are
Feeling Good which is user friendly cognitive therapy.
Falling Apart:Avoiding coping with and Recovering from Stress Breakdown Practical coping strategies
The Depression Workbook:a Guide for living with Depression and Manic Depression
My favorite making some sense of it books would include
Denial of Death Becker
The Earthsea Trilogy Ursula leGuin
The Glass Bead Game and Journeyers to the East Hesse
Psalms Ecclesiastes and John from the Bible
Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
I think one of the best books about what mental illness is really like for lots of people is Is There No Place on Earth for Me? Did anyone ever read an update about Sylvia Frumpkin? This book was published before the new antipsychotics came out and I wondered if they helped her and what happened to her if her parents died. I tried searching as best I could but couldn't find anything. (sorry, I'm getting off topic)
shar, I'm like you in that I try to avoid most "self-help" books these days. I read Hot Zone too and also
The Coming Plague: newly emerging diseases in a world out of balance
In fact I read that one twice. I can't quite explain it's appeal to me. But maybe it is the change in perspective.
I'm going to look for some of your favorites. Thanks for the inspiration. (Cam I did a web search for existentialism yesterday after I read your list and read Metamorphosis on line! That wasn't on your list but I'm not sure if I'm up to full volumes yet.) I must be feeling better if I can think about something besides how I feel! Well how I do run on!
Thanks everyone
Oddzilla
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