Chicken Soup Books

Does anyone ever read the Chicken soup for the soul books?

I'm far too cynical to read those. I've gotten few as a gift which I find insulting. Like someone knows your deepest secrets and they are baiting you. The supposed "hope" other people experienced in those books, I doubt will happen to me. Reading books in general is suppose to be a positive thing, but I feel it is a double-edged sword for me. I don't want to have to do anything that enhances living in my fantasy world. My mind is already crazy enough for me to handle.