‘They tell me I am being sectioned. I am not concerned’: Game of Thrones’ Hannah Murray on being sent to a psychiatric hospital

In an exclusive extract from the actor’s memoir, she recalls the depths of her psychosis

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The door to the room opens. A man enters the room. He is a Black man, bald and overweight. He is dressed in uniform. Blue uniform, a blue lanyard that reads “NHS”. But I know Steve, the leader of the organisation that introduced me to magic, is a magician. I know he can appear in disguise.

I approach the man and try to kiss him.