🧠 YA Mental Health

Honest, unflinching portrayals of anxiety, depression, or other mental health struggles as experienced by teenagers navigating a world that doesn't always understand.

It's Kind of a Funny Story

by Ned Vizzini • 2006

Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.

4.07

263k+

🏥 Teen Psychiatric Ward 🌧️ Teenage Depression 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Therapy 😅 Darkly Comic

It's Kind of a Funny Story 93%

Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.

by Ned Vizzini 2006

4.07

263k+ ratings

🏥 Teen Psychiatric Ward 🌧️ Teenage Depression 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Therapy 😅 Darkly Comic

Cut

by Patricia McCormick • 2000

A 15-year-old refuses to speak at a treatment center, hiding the reason she cuts herself.

3.76

60k+

🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 🏥 Residential Treatment 👥 Girls' Group Therapy 💔 Parental Neglect 🤝 Found Family

Cut 92%

A 15-year-old refuses to speak at a treatment center, hiding the reason she cuts herself.

by Patricia McCormick 2000

3.76

60k+ ratings

🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 🏥 Residential Treatment 👥 Girls' Group Therapy 💔 Parental Neglect 🤝 Found Family

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens

by Joseph V. Ciarrochi • 2012

Your mind scans for threats, not happiness. Skills for ending the war with your own feelings.

3.85

207

🧠 Teen Mental Health 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🌊 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Psychological Flexibility 🧭 Values-Based Living

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens Summary

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens 92%

Your mind scans for threats, not happiness. Skills for ending the war with your own feelings.

by Joseph V. Ciarrochi 2012

3.85

207 ratings

🧠 Teen Mental Health 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🌊 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Psychological Flexibility 🧭 Values-Based Living

Impulse

by Ellen Hopkins • 2007

Three suicide survivors in a wilderness program must confront the pain that drove them to the edge.

4.25

83k+

🖋️ Verse Novel 🏥 Psychiatric Facility 🖤 Suicide Survival 🤝 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers

Impulse 92%

Three suicide survivors in a wilderness program must confront the pain that drove them to the edge.

by Ellen Hopkins 2007

4.25

83k+ ratings

🖋️ Verse Novel 🏥 Psychiatric Facility 🖤 Suicide Survival 🤝 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers

Anxiety Relief for Teens

by Regine Galanti • 2020

The teen guide to anxiety: CBT skills to reframe thoughts, face fears, and stop panic.

3.79

726

🧑‍🎓 Teen Mental Health 😟 Anxiety Disorders 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Exercises

Anxiety Relief for Teens 92%

The teen guide to anxiety: CBT skills to reframe thoughts, face fears, and stop panic.

by Regine Galanti 2020

3.79

726 ratings

🧑‍🎓 Teen Mental Health 😟 Anxiety Disorders 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Exercises

[The Teenage Guide to Stress] [By

by Nicola Morgan • 2014

Why stress feels like life-or-death in teens, and the science-backed habits that make it manageable.

3.64

166

🧑‍🎓 Adolescent Psychology 🧘 Stress Management 🧠 Brain Development 📱 Digital Wellbeing 💪 Resilience Building

[The Teenage Guide to Stress] [By Summary

[The Teenage Guide to Stress] [By 91%

Why stress feels like life-or-death in teens, and the science-backed habits that make it manageable.

by Nicola Morgan 2014

3.64

166 ratings

🧑‍🎓 Adolescent Psychology 🧘 Stress Management 🧠 Brain Development 📱 Digital Wellbeing 💪 Resilience Building

Girl in Pieces

by Kathleen Glasgow • 2016

Charlie leaves a psych ward with scars, silence, and a bus ticket to nowhere she knows.

3.93

274k+

🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Survival 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital 💔 Brutal And Tender

Girl in Pieces 91%

Charlie leaves a psych ward with scars, silence, and a bus ticket to nowhere she knows.

by Kathleen Glasgow 2016

3.93

274k+ ratings

🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Survival 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital 💔 Brutal And Tender

Suicide Notes

by Michael Thomas Ford • 2008

Fifteen and sarcastic, he wakes in a psych ward after a suicide attempt, certain he doesn't belong.

3.80

56k+

🏥 Psych Ward 📓 Diary Format 🗣️ Sarcastic Narrator 🌈 Coming Out 🖤 Dark Humor

Suicide Notes 91%

Fifteen and sarcastic, he wakes in a psych ward after a suicide attempt, certain he doesn't belong.

by Michael Thomas Ford 2008

3.80

56k+ ratings

🏥 Psych Ward 📓 Diary Format 🗣️ Sarcastic Narrator 🌈 Coming Out 🖤 Dark Humor

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook

by Jennifer Mckay • 2021

A teen's toolkit for ditching anxiety and depression: CBT exercises that actually work.

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧒 Teen Mental Health 😰 Anxiety Management 😞 Depression Management 🧘 Relaxation Exercises

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook Summary

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook 91%

A teen's toolkit for ditching anxiety and depression: CBT exercises that actually work.

by Jennifer Mckay 2021

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧒 Teen Mental Health 😰 Anxiety Management 😞 Depression Management 🧘 Relaxation Exercises

Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder

by James Lock • 2021

Parents don't cause eating disorders; they cure them. A guide to refeeding your teen at home.

4.02

🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teenagers ⚖️ Adolescent Anorexia 👪 Family Therapy 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder Summary

Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder 91%

Parents don't cause eating disorders; they cure them. A guide to refeeding your teen at home.

by James Lock 2021

4.02

41 ratings

🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teenagers ⚖️ Adolescent Anorexia 👪 Family Therapy 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Profiles in Mental Health Courage

by Patrick J. Kennedy • 2024

When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.

4.19

247

📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🔗 Co-Occurring Disorders 🔄 Addiction And Recovery 🎭 Bipolar Disorder 📢 Mental Health Advocacy

Profiles in Mental Health Courage Summary

Profiles in Mental Health Courage 91%

When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.

by Patrick J. Kennedy 2024

4.19

247 ratings

📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🔗 Co-Occurring Disorders 🔄 Addiction And Recovery 🎭 Bipolar Disorder 📢 Mental Health Advocacy

The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens

by Jennifer Shannon • 2012

The social anxiety plan that starts with embarrassing yourself on purpose.

4.02

164

😰 Social Anxiety 🧠 Teen Mental Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy

The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens Summary

The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens 91%

The social anxiety plan that starts with embarrassing yourself on purpose.

by Jennifer Shannon 2012

4.02

164 ratings

😰 Social Anxiety 🧠 Teen Mental Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy

Boy Meets Depression

by Kevin Breel • 2015

Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.

3.82

873

🧠 Teenage Depression 💔 Suicidal Ideation 🏠 Childhood Loneliness 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🖤 Grief And Loss

Boy Meets Depression 91%

Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.

by Kevin Breel 2015

3.82

873 ratings

🧠 Teenage Depression 💔 Suicidal Ideation 🏠 Childhood Loneliness 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🖤 Grief And Loss

Losing Our Minds

by Lucy Foulkes • 2022

Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.

4.07

786

🩺 Medicalization Of Distress 🧒 Adolescent Mental Health 📈 Diagnostic Inflation 🔍 Critical Psychology 🌧️ Normal Suffering

Losing Our Minds 91%

Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.

by Lucy Foulkes 2022

4.07

786 ratings

🩺 Medicalization Of Distress 🧒 Adolescent Mental Health 📈 Diagnostic Inflation 🔍 Critical Psychology 🌧️ Normal Suffering

The Socially Confident Teen

by Christina Reese • 2022

Uncover your attachment style and finally feel at home in your friendships.

2.50

🧠 Attachment Theory 🤝 Social Confidence 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👭 Friendship Skills 💖 Self-Worth

The Socially Confident Teen 91%

Uncover your attachment style and finally feel at home in your friendships.

by Christina Reese 2022

2.50

2 ratings

🧠 Attachment Theory 🤝 Social Confidence 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👭 Friendship Skills 💖 Self-Worth

The Glass Girl

by Kathleen Glasgow • 2024

She holds her family together and drinks herself apart, until a blackout forces her into rehab.

4.29

21k+

🍺 Teen Alcoholism 🫂 Group Therapy 🏥 Rehab 👧 Parentified Teen 📖 Nonlinear Narrative

The Glass Girl 91%

She holds her family together and drinks herself apart, until a blackout forces her into rehab.

by Kathleen Glasgow 2024

4.29

21k+ ratings

🍺 Teen Alcoholism 🫂 Group Therapy 🏥 Rehab 👧 Parentified Teen 📖 Nonlinear Narrative

Words on Bathroom Walls

by Julia Walton • 2017

A boy hides schizophrenia at his new school, but the drug keeping him stable is temporary.

4.06

16k+

🧠 Living With Schizophrenia 🤫 Hidden Diagnosis 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💬 Witty Narrator 📓 Journal Format

Words on Bathroom Walls 91%

A boy hides schizophrenia at his new school, but the drug keeping him stable is temporary.

by Julia Walton 2017

4.06

16k+ ratings

🧠 Living With Schizophrenia 🤫 Hidden Diagnosis 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💬 Witty Narrator 📓 Journal Format

The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders

by Marcia Herrin • 2007

Parents aren't the cause, they're the cure: bringing your child back, one meal at a time.

3.87

🍽️ Eating Disorders 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Based Treatment 🪞 Body Image 🧑‍⚕️ Adolescent Health 🥗 Nutrition Therapy

The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders Summary

The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders 91%

Parents aren't the cause, they're the cure: bringing your child back, one meal at a time.

by Marcia Herrin 2007

3.87

23 ratings

🍽️ Eating Disorders 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Based Treatment 🪞 Body Image 🧑‍⚕️ Adolescent Health 🥗 Nutrition Therapy

Yo te inventé

by Francesca Zappia • 2015

Her first friend was a hallucination. Now he's her chemistry partner, and she's falling.

4.02

31k+

🧠 Mental Health Ya 💥 Enemies To Lovers 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Yo te inventé 91%

Her first friend was a hallucination. Now he's her chemistry partner, and she's falling.

by Francesca Zappia 2015

4.02

31k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Health Ya 💥 Enemies To Lovers 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

In My Room

by Jim Lucey • 2014

Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.

3.38

203

🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🌱 Recovery Journeys 💬 Stigma And Mental Health 🩹 Trauma And Recovery 🔄 Recovery Model

In My Room 91%

Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.

by Jim Lucey 2014

3.38

203 ratings

🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🌱 Recovery Journeys 💬 Stigma And Mental Health 🩹 Trauma And Recovery 🔄 Recovery Model

Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens

by Sheri Van Dijk • 2011

Handle big emotions without burning bridges or numbing out. DBT skills built for the teen brain.

4.13

335

🧠 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 🧒 Teen Mental Health 🎢 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😤 Anger Management

Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens Summary

Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens 91%

Handle big emotions without burning bridges or numbing out. DBT skills built for the teen brain.

by Sheri Van Dijk 2011

4.13

335 ratings

🧠 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 🧒 Teen Mental Health 🎢 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😤 Anger Management

Social Anxiety Relief for Teens

by Bridget Flynn Walker • 2021

Social anxiety traps teens in avoidance. A CBT program that breaks the cycle with gradual exposure.

4.21

🧠 Social Anxiety 🧒 Teen Mental Health 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🌊 Anxiety Management 🛠️ Coping Skills

Social Anxiety Relief for Teens 91%

Social anxiety traps teens in avoidance. A CBT program that breaks the cycle with gradual exposure.

by Bridget Flynn Walker 2021

4.21

33 ratings

🧠 Social Anxiety 🧒 Teen Mental Health 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🌊 Anxiety Management 🛠️ Coping Skills

Scars Like Wings

by Erin Stewart • 2019

A fire orphaned her. Her scars made her a spectacle. High school demands she be seen.

4.05

7k+

🩹 Visible Difference 🎭 School Theater 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🤝 Reluctant Friendship 🏠 Chosen Family

Scars Like Wings 91%

A fire orphaned her. Her scars made her a spectacle. High school demands she be seen.

by Erin Stewart 2019

4.05

7k+ ratings

🩹 Visible Difference 🎭 School Theater 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🤝 Reluctant Friendship 🏠 Chosen Family

Obsessed

by Allison Britz • 2017

A nightmare about brain cancer traps a high-achieving teen in rituals she cannot explain or escape.

3.91

7k+

🧠 Living With Ocd 💯 Perfectionism 🛋️ Healing Journey 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🏫 High School

Obsessed 91%

A nightmare about brain cancer traps a high-achieving teen in rituals she cannot explain or escape.

by Allison Britz 2017

3.91

7k+ ratings

🧠 Living With Ocd 💯 Perfectionism 🛋️ Healing Journey 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🏫 High School

The Noonday Demon

by Andrew Solomon • 2000

From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.

4.19

16k+

🩺 Clinical Depression 📖 Memoir And Science 💊 Integrated Treatment ⚖️ Health Inequity 🆘 Suicide Prevention

The Noonday Demon 91%

From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.

by Andrew Solomon 2000

4.19

16k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Depression 📖 Memoir And Science 💊 Integrated Treatment ⚖️ Health Inequity 🆘 Suicide Prevention

Dear Evan Hansen

by Val Emmich • 2018

A classmate's suicide and a found letter trap an anxious teen in a grieving family's lie.

3.86

73k+

🧠 Teen Mental Health 😰 Social Anxiety 🎭 Snowballing Lie 💔 Grieving Family 😟 Anxious Narrator

Dear Evan Hansen 91%

A classmate's suicide and a found letter trap an anxious teen in a grieving family's lie.

by Val Emmich 2018

3.86

73k+ ratings

🧠 Teen Mental Health 😰 Social Anxiety 🎭 Snowballing Lie 💔 Grieving Family 😟 Anxious Narrator

The Center Cannot Hold

by Elyn R. Saks • 2007

Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.

4.33

23k+

📖 Psychosis Memoirs 🧠 Chronic Mental Illness 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Tradition 🏥 Institutional Psychiatry 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

The Center Cannot Hold 91%

Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.

by Elyn R. Saks 2007

4.33

23k+ ratings

📖 Psychosis Memoirs 🧠 Chronic Mental Illness 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Tradition 🏥 Institutional Psychiatry 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

by Jack Canfield • 1997

Real stories from teens about surviving the years that feel impossible, and coming out stronger.

3.94

20k+

🧑‍🎓 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Stories 🌱 Adolescent Struggles 💪 Overcoming Adversity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Relationships

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Summary

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul 91%

Real stories from teens about surviving the years that feel impossible, and coming out stronger.

by Jack Canfield 1997

3.94

20k+ ratings

🧑‍🎓 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Stories 🌱 Adolescent Struggles 💪 Overcoming Adversity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Relationships

Against Depression

by Peter D. Kramer • 2005

Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.

3.86

520

🏥 Clinical Depression 🧠 Depression Biology 🔄 Neuroplasticity And Mood 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 💊 Biological Psychiatry

Against Depression 91%

Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.

by Peter D. Kramer 2005

3.86

520 ratings

🏥 Clinical Depression 🧠 Depression Biology 🔄 Neuroplasticity And Mood 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 💊 Biological Psychiatry

All the Bright Places

by Jennifer Niven • 2015

A grieving girl meets a troubled boy on a ledge. Wandering Indiana, they fall in love.

4.11

633k+

🖤 Tragic Teen Love 💔 Mental Health Romance 🧠 Bipolar Representation 💧 Grief And Guilt 🏘️ Midwest Small Town

All the Bright Places 91%

A grieving girl meets a troubled boy on a ledge. Wandering Indiana, they fall in love.

by Jennifer Niven 2015

4.11

633k+ ratings

🖤 Tragic Teen Love 💔 Mental Health Romance 🧠 Bipolar Representation 💧 Grief And Guilt 🏘️ Midwest Small Town

The Dark Side of Innocence

by Terri Cheney • 2011

She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.

3.98

2k+

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 👶 Childhood Bipolar 📖 Mental Illness Memoir 🍷 Self-Medication 🎓 Perfectionism

The Dark Side of Innocence 90%

She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.

by Terri Cheney 2011

3.98

2k+ ratings

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 👶 Childhood Bipolar 📖 Mental Illness Memoir 🍷 Self-Medication 🎓 Perfectionism

My Heart and Other Black Holes

by Jasmine Warga • 2015

A suicidal girl and a guilt-ridden boy make a suicide pact and stumble into love instead.

3.95

63k+

🖤 Suicide Pact 🌐 Online Strangers To Lovers 🥀 Guilt And Grief 💕 Healing Romance 👪 Dysfunctional Family

My Heart and Other Black Holes 90%

A suicidal girl and a guilt-ridden boy make a suicide pact and stumble into love instead.

by Jasmine Warga 2015

3.95

63k+ ratings

🖤 Suicide Pact 🌐 Online Strangers To Lovers 🥀 Guilt And Grief 💕 Healing Romance 👪 Dysfunctional Family

Bitterschokolade

by Mirjam Pressler • 1992

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

2.88

830

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift ☀️ Summer Romance 🤝 Friendship Lifeline

Bitterschokolade 90%

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

by Mirjam Pressler 1992

2.88

830 ratings

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift ☀️ Summer Romance 🤝 Friendship Lifeline

I Wish You All the Best

by Mason Deaver • 2019

Thrown out by their parents, a nonbinary teen builds a home with a sister long estranged.

4.14

55k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Coming Of Age 💛 Found Family ✨ Nonbinary Protagonist 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Mental Health Journey

I Wish You All the Best 90%

Thrown out by their parents, a nonbinary teen builds a home with a sister long estranged.

by Mason Deaver 2019

4.14

55k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Coming Of Age 💛 Found Family ✨ Nonbinary Protagonist 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Mental Health Journey

Living Better

by Alastair Campbell • 2020

A political insider's battle with depression, and the visual framework that helps him manage it.

4.24

2k+

🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🌧️ Depression Management 🗣️ Mental Health Stigma 👥 Partner Support 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Living Better 90%

A political insider's battle with depression, and the visual framework that helps him manage it.

by Alastair Campbell 2020

4.24

2k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🌧️ Depression Management 🗣️ Mental Health Stigma 👥 Partner Support 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Night Falls Fast

by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1999

Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.

4.12

7k+

🧠 Mood Disorders 🛡️ Suicide Prevention 🧬 Behavioral Genetics ⚗️ Neurochemistry 🌍 Public Health Crisis

Night Falls Fast 90%

Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.

by Kay Redfield Jamison 1999

4.12

7k+ ratings

🧠 Mood Disorders 🛡️ Suicide Prevention 🧬 Behavioral Genetics ⚗️ Neurochemistry 🌍 Public Health Crisis

Building a Life Worth Living

by Marsha M. Linehan • 2020

The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.

4.10

6k+

🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🛟 Suicide Prevention 🏥 Clinical Psychology 🎭 Borderline Personality 🔬 Therapy Development

Building a Life Worth Living 90%

The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.

by Marsha M. Linehan 2020

4.10

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🛟 Suicide Prevention 🏥 Clinical Psychology 🎭 Borderline Personality 🔬 Therapy Development

Guts

by Raina Telgemeier • 2019

Anxiety felt like a stomachache that wouldn't quit. The bathroom was her only hiding spot.

4.30

68k+

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 🩺 Graphic Medicine 🛋️ Therapy In Comics 😰 Panic Attacks 🌱 Growing Up Anxious

Guts 90%

Anxiety felt like a stomachache that wouldn't quit. The bathroom was her only hiding spot.

by Raina Telgemeier 2019

4.30

68k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 🩺 Graphic Medicine 🛋️ Therapy In Comics 😰 Panic Attacks 🌱 Growing Up Anxious

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens

by Lisa M. Schab • 2008

Activities that help teens spot anxiety, challenge thoughts, calm the body, step by step.

4.09

261

🧠 Teen Anxiety 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📝 Anxiety Workbook 🌬️ Relaxation Techniques ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Regulation

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens 90%

Activities that help teens spot anxiety, challenge thoughts, calm the body, step by step.

by Lisa M. Schab 2008

4.09

261 ratings

🧠 Teen Anxiety 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📝 Anxiety Workbook 🌬️ Relaxation Techniques ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Regulation

OPEN

by Frankie Bridge • 2020

Frankie Bridge had fame, success, and a secret collapse. Recovery began when she opened her mouth.

4.30

1k+

📘 Mental Health Memoir 😣 Anxiety Management 🗣️ Speaking Out 💊 Therapy And Medication 🤗 Self-Compassion

OPEN 90%

Frankie Bridge had fame, success, and a secret collapse. Recovery began when she opened her mouth.

by Frankie Bridge 2020

4.30

1k+ ratings

📘 Mental Health Memoir 😣 Anxiety Management 🗣️ Speaking Out 💊 Therapy And Medication 🤗 Self-Compassion

Your New Playlist

by Jon Acuff • 2022

Your inner critic lies on repeat. A method for talking back that actually works.

4.39

949

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 💭 Negative Self-Talk 🗣️ Inner Critic 📚 Teen Self-Help 😨 Managing Fear

Your New Playlist 90%

Your inner critic lies on repeat. A method for talking back that actually works.

by Jon Acuff 2022

4.39

949 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 💭 Negative Self-Talk 🗣️ Inner Critic 📚 Teen Self-Help 😨 Managing Fear

When It Is Darkest

by Rory O'Connor • 2022

Unbearable pain, not a death wish, drives suicide. The pain has a shape we can interrupt.

4.36

493

🛡️ Suicide Prevention 🆘 Suicide Intervention 🖤 Suicide Loss 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🏥 Public Health Approach

When It Is Darkest 90%

Unbearable pain, not a death wish, drives suicide. The pain has a shape we can interrupt.

by Rory O'Connor 2022

4.36

493 ratings

🛡️ Suicide Prevention 🆘 Suicide Intervention 🖤 Suicide Loss 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🏥 Public Health Approach

A Mother's Reckoning

by Sue Klebold • 2016

She thought her son was a typical teenager. Later she learned he was plotting Columbine.

4.14

47k+

🏫 School Shootings 🛟 Suicide Prevention 🧠 Adolescent Mental Health 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teenagers 💔 Suicide Loss

A Mother's Reckoning 90%

She thought her son was a typical teenager. Later she learned he was plotting Columbine.

by Sue Klebold 2016

4.14

47k+ ratings

🏫 School Shootings 🛟 Suicide Prevention 🧠 Adolescent Mental Health 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teenagers 💔 Suicide Loss

Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder

by James Lock • 2004

Parents don't cause eating disorders. They are the treatment. Here is how.

4.12

260

🍽️ Teen Eating Disorders 🧠 Adolescent Mental Health 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🏠 Behavioral Intervention 💪 Parent Empowerment

Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder 90%

Parents don't cause eating disorders. They are the treatment. Here is how.

by James Lock 2004

4.12

260 ratings

🍽️ Teen Eating Disorders 🧠 Adolescent Mental Health 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🏠 Behavioral Intervention 💪 Parent Empowerment

This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health

by Nathan Filer • 2019

A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.

4.28

3k+

🔍 Psychiatric Critique 💔 Trauma And Psychosis 🏘️ Social Determinants ⚖️ Medical Racism 💊 Pharma Skepticism

This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary

This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health 90%

A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.

by Nathan Filer 2019

4.28

3k+ ratings

🔍 Psychiatric Critique 💔 Trauma And Psychosis 🏘️ Social Determinants ⚖️ Medical Racism 💊 Pharma Skepticism

We've Been Too Patient

by L.D. Green • 2019

Psychiatry blames brain chemistry. Survivors argue the model is the wound.

4.15

202

🏛️ Anti-Psychiatry 🏳️ Mad Pride 📚 Mad Studies 🤝 Peer Support 🫂 Mutual Aid

We've Been Too Patient 90%

Psychiatry blames brain chemistry. Survivors argue the model is the wound.

by L.D. Green 2019

4.15

202 ratings

🏛️ Anti-Psychiatry 🏳️ Mad Pride 📚 Mad Studies 🤝 Peer Support 🫂 Mutual Aid

The Man Who Couldn't Stop

by David Adam • 2014

Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.

3.90

6k+

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🔬 Brain Science 🧪 Exposure Therapy 📰 Science Journalism

The Man Who Couldn't Stop 90%

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