/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.13902612]

What books helped you with depression, anxiety, or lack of purpose?

[Anonymous No.13902620]

>>13902612
The Bible, although it was only temporary

[Anonymous No.13902625]

These threads come up often anon. Most point you to the Bible, as Christianity is going through a revival on these boards for some odd reason.
Some Philosophy would also help, but how much have you read already?

[Anonymous No.13902637]

Here friend

[Anonymous No.13902640]

>>13902625
I haven't read much philosophy at all really but I want to

[Anonymous No.13902740]

>>13902640
That's awesome anon. As long as you start at it, that's what is important. Just remember that philosophy can be hard to read for some at first and it will make you question everything.
Most recommend to start with the Greeks first. I would suggest reading Plato first. He can be intimidating but he has been around for a long time. While his Republic is his most famous work, start with his others first; Charmides, then move onto Phadeo & Symposium before you tackle the Repulic.
Good luck anon and never be worried about asking questions on /lit. baby steps.
Sure, we have hundreds of shit posts a day, but we also have interesting conversations on atheism and Christianity that usually get deleted.

[Anonymous No.13902746]

Developing a passion for reading and/or writing will at least give you something in life. It doesn't even have to be deep meaningful literature, it just needs to be something better than frogposting and video games.

[Anonymous No.13902780]

>>13902612
Sometimes retard self help is the answer. In that case, this is by far the best of that genre

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !mxvabIoSIE No.13902861]

>>13902612
Not the Bible

[Anonymous No.13902870]

>>13902612
Hustler and Playboy

>>13902861
>>13902678

[Anonymous No.13902879]

>>13902612
No Longer Human
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race

[Anonymous No.13902883]

>>13902612
Reading didn't help. Writing did.

[Anonymous No.13903862]

[Anonymous No.13903869]

Mas Oyama's Advanced Karate

[Anonymous No.13903870]

>>13902612
Endymion
Tribute to Spenser
Aristophanes
Book of unknowing except you are allowed to mentally scream at the author

[Anonymous No.13904110]

>>13902883
this, but unironically. only three reasons why: 1. you leave a trace in this world. 2. you get a world you created. 3. you get to reflect some of your implied thoughts or ideas you might not have known before.

[Anonymous No.13904120]

>>13903870
Which Endymion? Keats, or Longfellow?

[Anonymous No.13904121]

>>13902612
I found it easier to not overreact to things after reading Montaigne's Essays.

[Anonymous No.13904125]

>>13902861
You must of memorized those 3 books by nowm

[Anonymous No.13904806]

>>13902883
Writing what? Fiction? Nonfiction? Poetry? Journaling?

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !mxvabIoSIE No.13904930]

>>13904125
No I'm reading other books. I'm not depressed out of my gourd though
Out of all the awful, disgusting and morbid things going on in the world, I'm certainly not depressed

[Anonymous No.13906070]

Books can't help you

[Anonymous No.13906099]

>>13906070
Nothing can help you to escape inferior genes.

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !mxvabIoSIE No.13906107]

>>13906070
You can lead a horse to water.

[Anonymous No.13906546]

>>13902612
Schopenhauer

[Anonymous No.13906626]

>>13902612

[Anonymous No.13907365]

>>13902612
Jung

[Anonymous No.13907397]

>>13902612
On the origin of the species because it and other books on evolution helped me realise how important it is to have children and a family to pass on one’s genes. As well as how we must prioritise our own species.
Although this is mostly extrapolation on my part rather than information taken directly from the books
>inb4 gaytheist
I’m not an atheist

[Anonymous No.13907441]

>>13904806
yes

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !mxvabIoSIE No.13907445]

>>13906626
I’ll bet he does