Best Mental Illness and Self-Harm Books

1.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,560 ratings
2.
All the Bright Places
All the Bright Places 4.11 avg rating — 615,569 ratings
3.
It's Kind of a Funny Story
It's Kind of a Funny Story 4.07 avg rating — 260,105 ratings
4.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,716,244 ratings
5.
A Walk Between Raindrops
A Walk Between Raindrops 4.30 avg rating — 73 ratings
6.
I, Girl X
I, Girl X 4.45 avg rating — 93 ratings
6.
Without MAlice
Without MAlice 4.03 avg rating — 365 ratings
8.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher
3.84 avg rating — 1,013,977 ratings
9.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted 3.94 avg rating — 269,459 ratings
10.
Fangirl
Fangirl 3.94 avg rating — 772,479 ratings
11.
Wintergirls
Wintergirls 3.96 avg rating — 124,800 ratings
12.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,742 ratings
13.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,154,280 ratings
14.
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things 3.89 avg rating — 171,424 ratings
15.
Impulse (Impulse, #1)
Impulse (Impulse, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 81,844 ratings
16.
The Mess of Me
The Mess of Me 4.36 avg rating — 56 ratings
17.
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls 4.35 avg rating — 284,027 ratings
18.
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened 4.17 avg rating — 213,879 ratings
19.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,581,599 ratings
20.
Fangirl
Fangirl 3.94 avg rating — 772,479 ratings
21.
Just Listen
Just Listen 4.05 avg rating — 249,776 ratings
22.
Separate Things: A Memoir
Separate Things: A Memoir 4.16 avg rating — 86 ratings
23.
Anxiety
Anxiety 4.17 avg rating — 41 ratings
24.
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me 4.02 avg rating — 16,571 ratings
25.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating — 395,464 ratings
25.
Cabbie with a Dangerous Mind
Cabbie with a Dangerous Mind 4.62 avg rating — 21 ratings
27.
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead 3.84 avg rating — 23,974 ratings
28.
Romancing the Dark in the City of Light
Romancing the Dark in the City of Light 3.33 avg rating — 776 ratings
29.
Cut
Cut 3.76 avg rating — 59,868 ratings
30.
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice 3.74 avg rating — 288,687 ratings
31.
Burned (Burned, #1)
Burned (Burned, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 70,240 ratings
32.
Sons of Slaughter
Sons of Slaughter 4.26 avg rating — 47 ratings
32.
If the Cardinal Flies Home
If the Cardinal Flies Home 4.39 avg rating — 28 ratings
34.
We Were Liars (We Were Liars, #1)
We Were Liars (We Were Liars, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 1,305,506 ratings
35.
Beneath the Skin
Beneath the Skin 4.20 avg rating — 1,068 ratings
35.
Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero
Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero
by: Mike Veny
4.18 avg rating — 55 ratings
37.
TW: Flatline
TW: Flatline 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings
38.
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness 3.99 avg rating — 30,927 ratings
39.
The Nao of Brown
The Nao of Brown 3.98 avg rating — 3,986 ratings
40.
Dry
Dry 4.03 avg rating — 97,583 ratings
41.
Faking Normal (Faking Normal, #1)
Faking Normal (Faking Normal, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 8,708 ratings
42.
The Lies about Truth
The Lies about Truth 3.85 avg rating — 2,989 ratings
42.
The Impossible Knife of Memory
The Impossible Knife of Memory 3.91 avg rating — 29,611 ratings
44.
Boy Meets Depression: Or Life Sucks and Then You Live
Boy Meets Depression: Or Life Sucks and Then You Live 3.81 avg rating — 859 ratings
45.
A Dusted Soul
A Dusted Soul 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
45.
Just Another Number
Just Another Number 3.69 avg rating — 87 ratings
45.
Mum, I Wish I Was Dead: The story of a teenager who conquered depression
Mum, I Wish I Was Dead: The story of a teenager who conquered depression 3.98 avg rating — 82 ratings
45.
A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain
A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain 3.92 avg rating — 2,452 ratings
45.
Eulogy
Eulogy 3.87 avg rating — 52 ratings
45.
You Untangled: A DBT Skills Workbook, Practical Tools To Manage Your Emotions And Improve Your Life
You Untangled: A DBT Skills Workbook, Practical Tools To Manage Your Emotions And Improve Your Life 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings
45.
Mays Landing
Mays Landing 4.50 avg rating — 34 ratings
45.
2003 - Thanks for the Vodka
2003 - Thanks for the Vodka
by: Harpie
3.70 avg rating — 1,143 ratings
45.
To the Survivors: One Man's Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence
To the Survivors: One Man's Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence 4.03 avg rating — 184 ratings
45.
Challenger Deep
Challenger Deep 4.14 avg rating — 33,499 ratings
45.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma 4.36 avg rating — 255,292 ratings
45.
Love Letters to the Dead
Love Letters to the Dead 3.79 avg rating — 91,452 ratings
45.
The Second Cup
The Second Cup 3.46 avg rating — 115 ratings
45.
The Widow Next Door: Learning to live again as a young widow and single mom after losing my husband to suicide
The Widow Next Door: Learning to live again as a young widow and single mom after losing my husband to suicide 4.67 avg rating — 18 ratings
45.
When My Soul Bleeds Words
When My Soul Bleeds Words 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
45.
How to Handle a Narcissist: Understanding and Dealing with a Range of Narcissistic Personalities (Narcissism and Emotional Abuse Toolkit: How to handle ... and heal from emotional abuse Book 1)
How to Handle a Narcissist: Understanding and Dealing with a Range of Narcissistic Personalities (Narcissism and Emotional Abuse Toolkit: How to handle ... and heal from emotional abuse Book 1) 3.86 avg rating — 462 ratings
45.
Willow
Willow 3.90 avg rating — 32,759 ratings
45.
Catbird: The Ballad of Barbi Prim
Catbird: The Ballad of Barbi Prim 4.28 avg rating — 78 ratings
45.
Mind Home
Mind Home 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
45.
I Am Schizophrenic: Poetry From A Beautiful Brain
I Am Schizophrenic: Poetry From A Beautiful Brain 4.46 avg rating — 28 ratings
45.
Someone's Story
Someone's Story 4.33 avg rating — 206 ratings
45.
Into the Void
Into the Void 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
45.
What I Did
What I Did 3.81 avg rating — 97 ratings
45.
Winning the War with Bipolar
Winning the War with Bipolar 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings
45.
Starvation
Starvation 4.34 avg rating — 148 ratings
45.
The Son I Knew Too Late: A Guide to Help You Survive and Thrive
The Son I Knew Too Late: A Guide to Help You Survive and Thrive 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings
45.
Her Family Secret
Her Family Secret 4.23 avg rating — 1,664 ratings
45.
Losing Our Minds: The Challenge of Defining Mental Illness
Losing Our Minds: The Challenge of Defining Mental Illness 4.08 avg rating — 746 ratings
45.
Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink
Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink 3.72 avg rating — 1,922 ratings
45.
Phrenocosmia
Phrenocosmia it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
45.
As Beautiful as It Seems
As Beautiful as It Seems really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42 ratings
45.
Earth to Alis
Earth to Alis 4.54 avg rating — 163 ratings
45.
Nightbird
Nightbird 4.60 avg rating — 62 ratings
78.
2004 - Thanks for the Vodka
2004 - Thanks for the Vodka
by: Harpie
4.68 avg rating — 41 ratings
78.
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror 4.39 avg rating — 15,057 ratings
78.
Before You Break
Before You Break 4.02 avg rating — 235 ratings
78.
You Empowered: Get Beyond The Trauma You've Experienced To Live A Full And Happy Life
You Empowered: Get Beyond The Trauma You've Experienced To Live A Full And Happy Life 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
78.
Loss of a Parent: Adult Grief When Parents Die
Loss of a Parent: Adult Grief When Parents Die 3.79 avg rating — 415 ratings
78.
Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink
Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink 3.72 avg rating — 1,922 ratings
78.
I'm Glad My Mom Died
I'm Glad My Mom Died 4.44 avg rating — 1,351,145 ratings
85.
Hope and Other Luxuries: A Mother's Life with a Daughter's Anorexia
Hope and Other Luxuries: A Mother's Life with a Daughter's Anorexia 4.03 avg rating — 492 ratings
85.
2005 - Thanks for the Vodka
2005 - Thanks for the Vodka
by: Harpie
3.94 avg rating — 289 ratings
85.
The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness 4.32 avg rating — 22,260 ratings
85.
I Was Here
I Was Here 3.73 avg rating — 68,038 ratings
89.
The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness
The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness 4.09 avg rating — 9,619 ratings
90.
I'm the One That I Want
I'm the One That I Want 3.68 avg rating — 1,743 ratings
91.
Am I Normal Yet? (The Spinster Club, #1)
Am I Normal Yet? (The Spinster Club, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 20,515 ratings
92.
This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike.
This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike. 3.68 avg rating — 13,111 ratings
92.
Clean
Clean
by: Amy Reed
3.99 avg rating — 7,359 ratings
92.
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere 3.72 avg rating — 23,391 ratings
95.
Crazy
Crazy
by: Amy Reed
3.86 avg rating — 1,673 ratings
96.
Drowning Instinct
Drowning Instinct 3.93 avg rating — 4,804 ratings
97.
The Sin-Eater's Confession
The Sin-Eater's Confession 3.59 avg rating — 1,059 ratings
98.
Your Voice Is All I Hear
Your Voice Is All I Hear 4.05 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
99.
Crank (Crank, #1)
Crank (Crank, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 153,377 ratings