Books on Philosophy/Thinking Relating to Depression/Lack of Peace

>>8341488
Fernando Pessoa - The Book of Disquiet

Read that anon

>>8341685

Thanks, I'll take a look at this. Bumping for more suggestions

>>8341488
Why?

Thought is bad for health.

Bet you never thought of that.

>>8341488

Robert Burton - Anatomy of Melancholy

It is a very large and broad-spanning book; it definitely covers everything you asked for and more. And Melancholy embraces depression as well as manias and psychoses, in classical medicine, so it's about mental illness in general.

Your concern is shared OP. Realizing there's no free will is unnerving.

>>8342986
If you can find the full edition
This is the greatest book ever written

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>>8342955

I've seen these themes here and there in some works I've read, and I'm wondering if there are any books that deal with the theme on a larger scale. For example, in DFW's "Oblivion: Stories," there is a short story "Another Pioneer" where the wisest boy in the village whispers something unknown to a powerful warrior and drives him to insanity. I think Moby Dick touches this idea briefly with the sea, but I can't remember.

>>8342985

Probably

>>8342986

Thanks, will take a look at this!

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>>8341488
Foucault is great. Terence McKenna's talks are liberating. Buddhism as a philosophy and as a practical instrument works. It also helps if you're not spending all your time inside.
And here's my piece of advice: recognise that whenever you perceive an authority, know that you are the supreme authority which projects, consciously or unconsciously, that external authority. Nobody can have authority over you without your permission.

Maybe look at Emile Durkheim's "Suicide"?