Must Read Books For Mental Health

With everything going on in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic, dealing with protracted isolation, anxiety, uncertainty, or any of the other dozens of mental health issues has become our new normal.

Books are more than just a fun way to pass the time. They can serve as a gateway to other worlds, a bridge to a new past or future, a philosophic outpost, and a source of support in times of need.

1. Detox Your Thoughts by Andrea Bonior, Ph.D.

Mental health books can help you process your experiences, learn about psychology, and uncover skills and tools to aid you in your everyday life. They can add to your mental health toolkit by providing various strategies, scientific research, and personal tales from others who have had similar challenges.

We are all vulnerable to a variety of mental traps that make us feel worried, unhappy, insecure, and downright terrible. This book uses mindfulness, acceptance, and commitment therapy to help readers overcome unpleasant thoughts, establish self-compassion, and learn other critical skills.

2. The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D.

This is another classic workbook that can aid to improve our mental health skills. The activities are designed to teach you how to reframe your thoughts, quiet concern, and resist negative self-talk, and more, and they focus on fundamental CBT methods.

3. Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow by Elizabeth Lesser

Finding meaning in a difficult situation is a basic aspect of resilience, which we all need a lot of right now. The author blends together with other people’s stories, her own biography, and some practical advice to show how we can deal with conflict in a way that leaves us “broken open and transformed,” rather than “broken down and defeated.”

4. The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

Although the link between coping in the face of a pandemic and letting go of other people’s judgments and expectations may not be clear at first glance, this book is absolutely packed with important and accurate data information.

5. When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön

You’re not alone if you’re worried about how you’ll get through this challenging time. In the face of overwhelming hardship, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and helpless.

Chödrön, a Buddhist nun from the United States, tackled the age-old topic of how to keep going—and authored a best-selling classic in the process.