Reasons to Stay Alive
Ranked #9 in Social Anxiety, Ranked #11 in Depression — see more rankings.
"Destined to become a modern classic." —Entertainment Weekly
Like nearly one in five people, Matt Haig suffers from depression. Reasons to Stay Alive is Matt’s inspiring account of how, minute by minute and day by day, he overcame the disease with the help of reading, writing, and the love of his parents and his girlfriend (and now-wife), Andrea. And eventually, he learned to appreciate life all the more for... more
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Bryony Gordon You know how they have the bible in all hotel room drawers? Well they should have Matt Haig’s Reasons to Stay Alive. (Source)
Ella Botting Books have helped me with just about every decision I’ve ever made. One that sticks out to me was reading How to Stay Alive by Matt Haig. There’s a moment in the book where Matt talks about wanting to kill himself but not having the gusto to go through with it. And I’ve been there before, in pretty much the exact circumstances he describes. I thankfully got help and I’m all good now, but it felt reassuring to read that experience and almost share it with him and know that he and maybe other people get it. It’s hard to explain but sometimes when you feel suicidal having people worry makes you... (Source)
Rankings by Category
Reasons to Stay Alive is ranked in the following categories:
- #14 in Anxiety
- #33 in Author Biography
- #33 in Learn English
- #13 in Mental Health
- #92 in Sadness
- #91 in Suicide
- #74 in Wellness
- #90 in Writers
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