On Getting Out of Bed
The Burden and Gift of Living

What do you expect from Alan "Noble"? Well, he has more of that, but different. In many ways this is a new book. Readers who have come to expect deep cultural criticism will not be disappointed except by this book, which is something else. It's not memoir, self help, or professional mental health ad......more

Due to my PMDD, even with medication, I spend part of each month unable to see the goodness of existence; during those times, I feel pain at being alive. Consciousness can feel unbearable. I wish that the oblivion of sleep would just continue, forever. Because my mental illness is perfectly cyclical,......more

This book would be especially helpful to someone with depression or those who have loved ones who are mentally downcast.......more

4.5. Raw, poignant, hopeful reflections from a gifted writer. This book is bracing balm for depressive people. I imagine I’ll recommend it a lot over the years.......more

If you’re a Christian who has suffered from weariness, depression, anxiety, exhaustion, pain, loss, grief, illness, mental illness, or any other difficulty; or if you’re a Christian who lives every day in the reality of heavy darkness, you need this book.......more