Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig

Haig writes about his experiences of depression and anxiety with raw honesty and without shame. This book enables readers who are unfamiliar with these mental illnesses to gain a deep insight into how they affect the behaviour, thoughts and feelings of sufferers. This book also provides sufferers with experiences to relate to, words of support and invaluable advice - literally giving readers 'reasons to stay alive'. Short chapters make this book easy to read even for the most preoccupied of minds.