What is madness? To the mentally healthy, it usually seems to lie outside themselves. But does a madman truly step outside himself—or rather, delve deeper within? This book approaches madness from within as the author traces his own journey through his life story. This perspective is complemented by a psychological voice that forms a diagnostic picture based on these experiences. A third, independent layer unfolds as an imaginative story that questions the boundary between the necessity and the danger of madness. A three-part homage to love, abysses, and the fragility of the human spirit.