Surviving the Fourth Cycle is a uniquely told, true story about overcoming suicide, for anyone affected by the harsh realities of mental illness.

After a turbulent childhood filled with traumatic events, including the death of his parents, Nathan C Daniels downward spiraled into hopeless despair and thoughts of suicide. Orphaned and homeless, he miraculously clawed his way out of the bottom of the barrel and lived a relatively normal life for nearly five years before he felt himself starting to slip into a familiar darkness. A cycle had begun that would continue to repeat itself throughout his life with ever-growing intensity and threats....

After a turbulent childhood filled with traumatic events, including the death of his parents, Nathan C Daniels downward spiraled into hopeless despair and thoughts of suicide. Orphaned and homeless, he miraculously clawed his way out of the bottom of the barrel and lived a relatively normal life for nearly five years before he felt himself starting to slip into a familiar darkness. A cycle had begun that would continue to repeat itself throughout his life with ever-growing intensity and threats. Surviving the Fourth Cycle swings pendulously back and forth between two stories that ultimately bleed into one... You will experience the author's most recent battle with mental illness through raw and honest journal entries that give you a rare "fly on the wall" perspective from a haunted mind.