Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig

117 reviews

thehills0930's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

lvrlvr's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Drug use

juanat77's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Bullying, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

diaratewi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

erinreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

madisongturner's review against another edition

4.25

Matt Haig does a great job of combining a memoir with practical advice for surviving depression and anxiety. The descriptions of what it's like to experience depressive episodes or panic attacks are vivid, but so incredibly accurate. I felt so seen for what I have experienced, and comforted by the knowledge that others have survived this illness. He does a great job of pointing out the little things we live for-basking in the sun, having a birthday, going for a run. Whatever the little thing you live for might be, you can cling to it as you go through dark times and know that one day you can reflect on your bank of bad days from a different perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

If you are at a moment in your life where the graphic descriptions of depression and suicidal ideation are difficult for you, I would recommend waiting to read this. For me, I found it helpful to know someone else had made it through, but exercise judgment in what might be triggering for you. Reach out, call 988 (if in the US) and know that you can make it through too.

bvngtve's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

This was a comforting book as someone who suffers depression and anxiety. Reading about a lot of the symptoms I have experienced in my own personal life in a way that was so personal and natural, in an acclaimed book, from an author who is well known for some of his work. It was inspiring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

arnevdsande's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

fluture's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring relaxing medium-paced

4.75

Buku yang amat informatif dan menggambarkan secara tepat seperti apa perasaan atau apa yang dirasakan penderita depresi atau serangan panik ketika hal yang mereka derita tersebut kembali muncul. Tidak hanya reminder kecil yang diberikan oleh penulis yang membekas di benak saya, cara penulis menceritakan jatuh bangunnya ia dalam usaha untuk sembuh juga berhasil menyandarkan saya kalau pemilihan tidak bersikap linear dan kemajuan sekecil apapun merupakan suatu hal yang membanggakan. Kemauan dan kesabaran adalah dua kunci utama untuk bisa bertahan dalam proses penyembuhan dari penyakit mental ini.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Body shaming and Addiction

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Cancer, and Injury/Injury detail