An insightful and well written account of the author's period of psychosis, sectioning and recovery. I wanted to give this fewer stars because I don't warm to the author at all; in face at times I dislike him quite a lot (for infidelity mainly - something I have zero tolerance for) but I try to keep an open mind as a reader and remember how we are all different and deal with insecurities and traumas in different ways.

Horatio attributes his episodes of mania and his psychosis entirely to cannabis (skunk) use and he makes a very convincing argument for this. The last few chapters I found particularly interesting as he goes back to interview some of the people who treated him and other mental health professionals, to delve deeper into the mental health treatment pathways in the UK. Horatio is vociferously against the routine use of drugs for the treament of mental health problems, except at points of crisis; again, a viewpoint and arguments which I found interesting to read.

A seemingly honest and exposed account of the author's difficult experience; a highly recommended read. ( )