Family man John Dempsey did not expect to find himself being forcibly removed from his home in Tickenham, North Somerst, at the age of 48. At first the police thought he was under the influence of drugs but John didn’t take drugs and had never experienced any psychotic symptoms prior to his first episode in 2017.
What really triggered the apocalyptic visions he experienced that evening remains a mystery. But the visions of the earth on fire were so traumatic that they triggered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
John still has vivid memories of that evening which led to him running around The Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) proclaiming, ‘I am King Arthur’ at the top of his voice. For the last six years he has been trying to make sense of his experience while simultaneously coping with the horrific flashbacks.
