Today we will review the book “A Friend Took Me to a Psychiatrist” by Angel Martin. The story of one famous person, a Spanish actor, popular TV presenter, screenwriter and blogger, who was not shy and was not afraid to tell the truth about his condition, how he gradually lost his mind, how he ended up with a psychiatrist and how to live after psychiatric treatment. The book is written in simple language, how - as if you were reading posts on a now prohibited network. You will not find medical diagnoses, detailed treatment, or scientific explanations about the mental disorder that happened to him. Angel writes only about his thoughts, feelings and state, reveals his inner world, which seems very valuable. “Madness is the best thing that happened to me in my life,” Angel declares. This was a period of his life where there were no boundaries and frames; he seemed to himself omnipotent and chosen, having escaped from the matrix of life. He saw what others did not see, and by the way, during this period his creativity also actively flourished. He writes how he gradually lost his mind and that those around him did not immediately understand that something was wrong with him. After all, madness has the peculiarity of good camouflage. And the person himself often does not understand what is happening to him. Sensitive and responsive loved ones nearby will be able to notice and, most importantly, help. It was the girl who drew attention to his condition, and the decision was made to take him to the hospital. The most difficult stage, according to Angel, was after psychiatric treatment, the world became gray, boring and uninteresting, the numerous voices that lived in his head stopped their swarm. It’s also very difficult to accept your new status and how other people will react to you. What I really liked is that in the book Angel wants to support all those who are in a similar situation, and talks about how you can deal with your madness differently and learn to enjoy life, having such experience and accepting yourself. In my therapeutic practice, I often meet clients who find it difficult to open up about their psychiatric disorder, even to a psychologist. There are fantasies that they will look at him through the prism of his “madness.” My position is to support psychiatric treatment, if necessary, which does not exclude psychotherapy, but can complement it. Also, and vice versa, in the process of psychotherapy the need to consult a psychiatrist may become apparent. And there’s nothing wrong with that, the main thing is the health and quality of life of the person himself!