You Are Not Alone: Books About Mental Health

These books crack open the inner experience of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, and recovery in ways that make readers feel seen -- sometimes for the very first time. This challenge covers the best fiction and memoir about mental health: from Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar to Matt Haig's The Midnight Library to Susannah Cahalan's Brain on Fire. Whether you're looking for books about depression, books about anxiety, or simply stories about characters who are struggling and surviving, this list meets you where you are.