Books·Posted on Jun 9, 201524 Books That Are Straightforward About Mental IllnessBecause sometimes it's hard to explain or understand on your own.by by Arianna ReboliniBuzzFeed Staff, by Maritsa PatrinosBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki View this photo on Instagram 2. After Birth by Elisa Albert View this photo on Instagram 3. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath View this photo on Instagram 4. The Round House by Louise Erdrich View this photo on Instagram 5. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami View this photo on Instagram 6. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien View this photo on Instagram 7. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum View this photo on Instagram 8. A Gesture Life by Chang-rae Lee View this photo on Instagram 9. All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven View this photo on Instagram 10. Nobody Is Ever Missing by Catherine Lacey View this photo on Instagram 11. OCD Love Story by Corey Ann Haydu View this photo on Instagram 12. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls View this photo on Instagram 13. Willow Weep for Me by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah View this photo on Instagram 14. Trauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis Herman View this photo on Instagram 15. After a While You Just Get Used To It by Gwendolyn Knapp View this photo on Instagram 16. Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey View this photo on Instagram 17. Stop Walking on Eggshells by Paul Mason View this photo on Instagram 18. Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher View this photo on Instagram 19. Don't Panic by R. Reid Wilson, PhD 20. Just Checking: Scenes From the Life of an Obsessive-Compulsive by Emily Colas 21. Lit by Mary Karr View this photo on Instagram 22. Irritable Hearts: A PTSD Love Story by Mac McClelland View this photo on Instagram 23. Lay My Burden Down: Suicide and the Mental Health Crisis Among African-Americans by Alvin Poussaint and Amy Alexander 24. Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh View this photo on Instagram