I've started to read this great novel and it focuses on the relationship of two twin brothers who are adults now, and one was hospitalized for schizophrenia. Although the book is very well written and I'm on the first 100 pages out of 900, it seems pretty sad and emotional. I want to keep reading bc it is enthrall ing but I also want to stop bc the stories of how he is treated- it's all too much and it makes me really sad. Like really, really sad.

I start to question how he human race can do that to each other, what is the world coming to, etc.

This has happened before with sad movies- it rocks my world and I have to limit what I watch. I know it also impacts me even more than I ever thought- since I have very vivid and intense dreams. I always remembered my dreams for as long as I could remember- since a young kid.

So do I feel more deeply than most? Should I limit myself with what I read, too? I like books that have a good storyline and substance but I think this one is just a lot to deal with, especially since it deals with a mental health issue (btw I deal with depression, not schizophrenia like in the book. Currently I'm doing well).