I highly recommend checking out this book: Freedom From the Known. It's about fear and a lot of other very helpful topics having to do with living. It's not wacky. If you don't want to buy, go to libgen and get it for free. You can get many books for free. It's Russian but you don't need to know the language to use the site to download pdfs for free. It's amazing. I've been where you're at. I'm not too far from it that I've forgotten the agony and the despair. Arm yourself with wisdom. It's the only way. You can't escape. You can't ignore. You must work your way through the motherfucker. You had the strength and honesty to articulate your problem. You can make it. Write anytime. I'm old and lonely and I've suffered a lot during my long life but I've never wanted to kill myself. I would make me feel good about myself for a few seconds if I knew I'd been helpful to someone.

u/0_x_v · 2 points r/intj

https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Known-Jiddu-Krishnamurti/dp/0060648082

u/JerBearGRR · 2 points r/exmormon

How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee by Bart Ehrman. He provides a much more plausible explanation of who Jesus actually was and who he was not than what you'll hear in chapels.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. The same pattern of the "hero" story repeats itself countless times over thousands of years and through different cultures. The story of Jesus fits the pattern.
And if you want your mind blown, Freedom from the Known. The most influential book I've ever read. It provided me courage to let my own ideas and perspectives guide my worldview. It teaches that it was OK to disagree with a perceived authority.

u/momonto · 1 point r/books

While I don't consider myself 'spiritual' or 'esoteric',

J. Krishnamurti's 'Freedom from the Known'

did something to my mind. Read some reviews.

u/MylesNorth · 1 point r/Psychonaut

Humble recommendation that will reward a close read.

u/reallyserious · 1 point r/spirituality

"Freedom from the known" by Jiddu Krishnamurti. He said something to the effect (paraphrazing) "when you follow someone else you no longer pursuit truth".

u/Rorop · 1 point r/exmormon

Look at books from Jiddu Krishnamurti

http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Known-Jiddu-Krishnamurti/dp/0060648082

http://www.amazon.com/Book-Life-Daily-Meditations-Krishnamurti/dp/0060648791

u/persephonesphoenix · 1 point r/Meditation

Freedom from the Known by Krishnamurti https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Known-Jiddu-Krishnamurti/dp/0060648082

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