Reasons to Stay Alive

256 pages

English language

Published Sept. 19, 2016

ISBN:
978-0-14-312872-4
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OCLC Number:
910702586

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"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 it."

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Review of 'Reasons to stay alive' on 'Goodreads'

Matt Haig est un écrivain anglais que je ne connaissais pas jusque ce que je découvre ce livre. Dans Reasons to Stay Alive, publié en 2015, il livre son témoignage sur la dépression et l'anxiété dont il a souffert depuis l'âge de 24 ans.

Ce livre est difficile à juger d'un point de vue littéraire, mais à mon sens totalement utile, pour plusieurs raisons.

C'est d'abord un témoignage très personnel d'un auteur qui se livre et se dévoile. Je peux aisément imaginer à quel point oser écrire ce livre a pu être difficile pour Matt Haig. C'est le récit d'une expérience propre à l'auteur, même si nombreux sont les lecteurs qui y reconnaissent leur propre vécu face à la dépression et à l'anxiété.

C'est aussi un livre qui a pour objectif, comme son titre l'indique, de donner aux autres des raisons de vivre, c'est-à-dire de montrer à celles et ceux …

Review of 'Reasons to stay alive' on 'Goodreads'

Reasons you should read this book:

1) If you've ever had a panic attack
2) If you've ever counted the number of times the ceiling fan rotates, just so you could avoid dealing with the endless voices in your head
3) If you've ever felt ashamed to admit that you might be suffering from the D-word
4) If reading about personal stories of how people overcame their mental illnesses soothes you
5) Because why not.

A lucid, non-linear and a sort of haphazard look at the most personal struggle anyone can go through, give this one a read if you want to know what it feels like to have depression.

Review of 'Reasons to stay alive' on 'Goodreads'

A very honest and poignant look into a mind of a man going through a mental illness. I think the author is very brave in sharing his story. He describes what he went through, options that he took to get through it. It's mainly a memoir but it's sprinkled with facts, statistics, and advice.
I hope this book is read by others and helps bring about change to stigma of mental illness.

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Subjects

  • Mental Depression
  • Depressed persons
  • Biography

Places

  • Great Britain