After Dad died I dressed like an extra from The Matrix. Now I'm blooming again like the flowers on my psychedelic new vest | Nick Buckley

For a while I lost my sense of self and dressed in void-core black. Finally I'm finding myself again in a new, colour-filled wardrobe First my dad died, followed by my gran, the resulting trauma forced me to quit my job, the love of my life left and before I knew it I was an only child who didn't know who they were any more. All inside 18 months. I didn't recognise the person who showed up at social gatherings, spoke for me or stared back from the mirror. That vanished person really enjoyed play...