Philosophical books to help deal with losing the love of my life

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>>8760619
https://www.amazon.com/How-Live-Montaigne-Question-Attempts/dp/1590514831

>>8760619
I'd go out and do something rather then read a book m8. Go meet up with friends and have a drink, go for a walk, go to the gym, go take a few pictures ect.

>>8760630
Ah well I had to move back in with my dad, in a foreign country due to the "other serious troubles" having left me with no money etc.

Tomorrow I'll be heading downtown to the bars area, and thinking of picking up a book on the way. Hence the question :)

>>8760628
Thanks, that seem good!

Any more suggestions? Also dealing with social isolation atm, so if that is involved along with the lost love issue it would be pretty sweet :)

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>>8760640

>>8760656
Thanks

I was also looking at some works of Camus, who I've always wanted to read up on.

Mostly I'm considering Myths of Sisyphus, but would anyone know a more fitting work of his?
Or another author/work in a similar theme?

oh man, story of my life

>>8760854
and reads to recommend?

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>>8760818
Start with The Stranger for sure. It's more of a philosophical treatise wrapped in a "plot", if you can call it that, rather than Camus writing an essay. One can really say there is no definite way to interpret him, but there are some ways which are more wrong than others, so be warned, it won't really help you with your particular problems but may just help you to live life a little easier

And obligatory Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

>>8760656
I found sisyphus to be somewhat difficult to grasp since I have not read much philosphy.
But something that did help me when days were looking gloomy was some of schopenhauers essays I found were effective in giving me some motivation and meaning.
Not that I claim to understand schopy at all, but I felt good after having someone tell you life is not this happy go lucky affair where you are the odd one out.

>>8760884
>>8760656

wops, replie to the wrong one, was meant for this:

>>8760818

>>8760879
Meditations was also in my list, thanks.

>>8760884
Haha schopenhauer's on women comes to mind... might actually avoid that though lol

Also considering Hemingway and Bukowski!
Bukowski's Factotum and Women seem fitting, could use suggestions about Hemingway's works!

Since I'm pretty much gonna walk into a "passage" filled with used book stores in a non-english speaking country, I'll pick up the first from my list that comes up :)

>>8760619
Kierkegaard. Specifically his journals.

>>8760619
Emerson's "Experience"

Gotta second the Kierkegaard suggestion. A lot of his work seems related to his relationship with Regine and justifying its end. Helped me with a lot

A therapist. Not meming

>>8761934
>>8761912
"Papers and Journals" specifically? There seems to be an entire series on his journals besides that.

>>8762000
No thanks, I have no use for therapists with 2 week degrees that are useless for anyone over a certain level of development.

>>8762419

>No thanks, I have no use for therapists with 2 week degrees that are useless for anyone over a certain level of development.

So wise.

See a therapist, if they're shit find a different one.

>>8762695
Most are shit and are a waste of money for people educated already in psychiatry.

t. psychiatrist in training

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J U N G

kierkegaard bruh

>>8762419
Yeah papers and journals is the one

>>8763572
>>8763736
Thanks, I'll check it out!

I was downtown, couldn't make it for the closing time of the used book shops due to traffic. On the other hand, I had Bukowski's Factotum on my ipad. It went quite well with a couple of pints and cigs in the athmosphere :)

I'd still appreciate more suggestions! Getting this list going, I have lots of free time thanks to my misfortune and want to catch up with reading these instead of medical texts that took up all my time previously.

Epictetus
Pascal
Kierkegaard
Lucretius
Seneca

>>8760630
No, he must deal with it alone .

>>8760818
The myth of sisyphus is nice but I don't think it has much to do with your situation and depending on your personality it might just make things worse. I liked it personally and it was quite liberating but I know many people feel depressed after it.