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What are the best books for someone with depression? to read... (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by QuietStorm@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/books@lemmy.ml

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so i have depression, i take meds and i talk with people about it but im also bored/empty alot and i just want something to do that is diffrent, if that makes sense. i havent read a book in quite some time and im considerd a slow reader becasue im dylexic and i lack motivation. i feel if i find a good book to help with this it might help witha few things.

i dont want a super duper brick sized book or horror, im more into anything but that also fiction like fantasy, sci-fi, cyberpunk, something that feels modern also manga but manga is more exspensive than a book, etc just no horror or anyhting weird.

also where is a good place to get physical books from at a discount?

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[–] flipht@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I have nystagmus, so after a full day of reading for work and playing games online after, my eyes are too tired to sit there and read.

I switched to audiobooks about 8 years ago and haven't looked back. It's amazing. Increasing the speed slightly makes them sound more conversation speed, so start with 1.3-1.6. I'm up to 3.3 now, which gets me through books at an insane rate.