![]() ![]() His writing is direct, easy to digest, and painfully honest. Haig wrote Reasons to Stay Alive after suffering a long bout of depression, anxiety, and panic disorder. His writing is direct, easy to digest, and painfully honest ![]() Almost four years later, its relevance is still profound in my day-to-day life, and every so often I'll flick through its powerfully moving pages, only to discover a new snippet of information that I feel genuinely relieved to read. I think she had a blind hope that I would pick up a book rather than my phone. My mum bought me Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig after hearing about it from various mothers in similar situations dealing with unstable teens. I had entered the typical state of wallowing in self-pity, with more investment in social media than my own sanity. At age sixteen, like a lot of adolescents, I was struggling with my mental health. ![]()
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