An unusual and thought-provoking memoir that powerfully evokes the often unfathomable world of addiction and self-harm.
When Nick Johnstone got drunk for the first time he discovered a cure for the depression and anxiety that had been humming in his head since childhood. Over the next ten years he drank to overcome shyness, to make the world bearable, to get through the days and to get through the nights. He also began to cut himself and he began to lie.
Intelligent, sensitive, from a loving family, he could not understand where his disorders came from, and neither could his countless doctors, psychiatrists, counsellors and therapists. Then, when he was twenty-four, Nick was admitted into hospital and painfully began the process of recovery. Although love proves to be the strongest 'cure' of all, this is a story with no tidy or happy endings.
Honest and gripping, by turns stark and lyrical, 'A Head Full Of Blue' powerfully evokes the often unfathomable psychology and behaviour behind addiction. It is an unusual, moving and thought-provoking memoir.
