The thought of dying is terrifying, but the potential to keep feeling intense pain is worse. He decides to jump off a cliff and die by suicide.
He experiences a depressive episode and doesn’t understand what is happening to him. Part 1, “Falling,” begins with Haig’s mental health crisis in Ibiza, Spain, at the age of 24. Reasons to Stay Alive follows Haig’s personal mental health journey in five parts: “Falling,” “Landing,” “Rising,” “Living,” and “Being.” This study guide is written using the 2016 paperback edition from Canongate Books.Ĭontent Warning: Reasons to Stay Alive includes graphic descriptions of mental illness and thoughts of suicide, which this guide refers to.
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