The best of the books are always the ones that are either some sort of true story or someone's dream. Books can be our hiding place, our safe haven for a while but at a given point in time, we have to face reality. And trust me, the reality is so ugly that you would rather prefer being sucked into a book and never come back out. Books make you live a thousand lives. It gives you a different identity every time you read a new book. Well as for me, I'm an ambivert, with depression and anxiety issues, and books are my only true best friends. 
They would never hurt you, in fact, they do the opposite, they heal you. 
Keep reading, keep writing, keep smiling.