The book is about the journey of a healthy young man in his 20s who fi nds himself struggling and going through a mental breakdown during his fi rst years studying at the Budapest Veterinary College in Hungary. His struggles with stress that leads to a complete psychotic breakdown. The descriptions of his experiences while trying to manage his mania and of his spiraling out of control provide an insight rarely described in such detail and emotionally powerful. His road to recovery and the ups and downs until he found a path to peace are riveting.