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The mental health unit I was admitted to forms part of Wonford House, which first opened its doors on 7th July 1869 as a 'hospital for the insane'. No doubt, much has changed since then but the daunting facade of that big Victorian manor has not. The first time I saw it was in the back of an ambulance thinking what a good start to a horror movie it would make.
My ward was Delderfield and inside its walls, behind its locked blue doors, were some of the most extraordinary people I've ever met. One of them (a fellow patient) told me a story about Vincent Van Gogh, an urban legend that tells how the artist believed that eating his yellow oil paint would help him become happier. I didn't know whether the story was true, but I did know what it meant to want to change your inner state so much that you'd try anything.
What follows are the poems I started writing on the ward.

This book is a collection of 20 poems and 17 photographs, written and captured from inside a psychiatric ward. Eating Yellow is being published in support of Central London Samaritans, to whom a donation of £1 will be made for every copy sold.

About the Author
Born in Italy, Florence Duff-Scott is the daughter of artist Robbie Duff-Scott and author Lisa St Aubin de Terán. Following a mental health crisis Florence 'found her voice' while undergoing psychiatric treatment as an 'informal patient' on a mental health ward in the UK. It was on the ward that she began writing poetry as a means of coping and healing. Florence now lives in Devon with her family.

The Foreword for this book was written by Lisa St. Aubin de Terán (Keepers of the House, The Slow Train to Milan, The Tiger, The Bay of Silence, Black Idol, Nocturne, Joanna, The Palace, Otto, The Marble Mountain and other stories, Southpaw, Memory Maps, Mozambique Mysteries, The Hacienda, Elements of Italy, The High Place, The Four Seasons, A Valley in Italy).

Praise for the book
"Each poem is a unique and powerful insight into the mind of someone who has dealt with mental health challenges. The author skilfully weaves her own personal story into each piece, while leaving just enough room for the reader to make their own connections. Anybody who has struggled with their mental health will be able to connect with the emotions shared on these pages." (Nikki. Diagnosis: depression)

"This book vividly captures the experiences and turmoils of an active mind questioning the absurdity of so-called normality. Giving an inside view of the dismalness of mental institutions and society at large, perhaps coming from a place we all see in our dreams but wake up oblivious to. Anyone who has had a similar experience will identify with this and anyone who hasn't may start to healthily question their own sanity." (Dan. Diagnosis: schizophrenia)

Born in Italy, Florence Duff-Scott is the daughter of artist Robbie Duff-Scott and author Lisa St Aubin de Terán. Following a mental health crisis Florence 'found her voice' while undergoing psychiatric treatment as an 'informal patient' on a mental health ward in the UK. It was on the ward that she began writing poetry as a means of coping and healing. Florence now lives in Devon with her family.