What an interesting question @hanami!. I've never really thought about this question until now. I particularly like the passage you included by Reasons to Stay Alive - Matt Haig. I've never read that before but it really resonates with me. Thanks for sharing - that's one I'm going to keep for future reference ;).

I can't say any one book has changed my life but I do love to read autobiographies. I love to read other people's stories and their journeys. I remember the first one I ever read (don't remember who it was about though) and they were talking about their life warts and all. I took great comfort from reading that someone that I admired had their own battles with adversity, mistakes, wins - I appreciated their honesty. It helped me see that whilst this was someone I admired and thought had a perfect life still had challenges and difficulties just like me.

I guess what I like the most about autobiographies is that idea that we all have mountains to climb - no matter how shiny the outside package seems.

Warm wishes,

FloatingFeather