10 Psychological Novels Guaranted To Mess With Your Mind

10. Prozac Nation By Elizabeth Wurtzel

Sub-titled Young and Depressed in America; A Memoir, Wurtzel's autobiographical novel was published in 1994. The book describes the author's experiences with major depression, her own character failings and how she managed to live through particularly difficult periods while completing college and working as a writer. The weirdest thing about this novel is how Wurtzel's honest accounts of her depression are so linked to small parts of her life, which many of us face everyday. For example, she recounts a house party where she ended up hiding in the bathroom because of the intensity of the situation, and it's all just a bit too real for anyone who might have at one time felt anxious or alone in a social setting. You'll come away from the book feeling personally affected by the writer's way of making the reader feel so involved. You'll also feel like your own life might be full of opportunities where depression could 'get you' at any given moment. It's likely to leave you feeling vulnerable and visibly shaken. It's just a bit too raw to be put down and be forgotten about.