Reasons to Stay Alive
"You can be a depressive and be happy, just as you can be a sober alcoholic."
— Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive (2015)
Introduction
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| Full title | Reasons to Stay Alive |
| Author | Matt Haig |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Depression; Anxiety disorder; Mental health |
| Genre | Nonfiction; Memoir; Self-help |
| Publisher | Canongate |
Publication date | 5 March 2015 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback); e-book; audiobook |
| Pages | 264 |
| ISBN | 978-1-78211-508-3 |
| Website | canongate.co.uk |
Reasons to Stay Alive is a 2015 nonfiction memoir by British author Matt Haig that recounts his experience of severe depression and anxiety and how he learned to live again. [1][2] It was published in the United Kingdom by Canongate on 5 March 2015. [3] A U.S. paperback edition followed from Penguin Books in 2016. [4]
Chapter summary
This outline follows the Canongate hardcover edition (5 March 2015), ISBN 978-1-78211-508-3.[1][3]
🕳️ 1 – Falling.
🛬 2 – Landing.
🌅 3 – Rising.
🌱 4 – Living.
🧘 5 – Being.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Reasons to stay alive". WorldCat. OCLC. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Reasons to Stay Alive". Canongate. Canongate Books. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Haig, Matt (22 February 2015). "Men do cry: one man's experience of depression". The Observer. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Reasons to Stay Alive". Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House. Retrieved 28 October 2025.