Winston Churchill Portrait Of An Unquiet Mind Andrew Norman by Andrew Norman 9781844684557, 1844684555 instant download after payment.

Winston had sufficient insight to realize that all was not as it should be as far as his make-up was concerned. He voiced his fears to his doctor, Lord Moran, who confessed that he did not know the answer either, and could only attribute it, vaguely, to what he called the ‘Churchill melancholia’. To be fair, however, Moran was a physician and not a psychiatrist. So why did Winston’s doctor not seek psychiatric help and advice for his patient? Perhaps for several reasons. He was afraid of what Winston’s reaction might have been, and of any stigma and consequent damage to Winston’s reputation; also of what treatment a psychiatrist might recommend, and if so what adverse side effects there might be. In the event, and probably because he felt protective towards his patient, Moran decided that he himself was capable of seeing Winston through the bad times.

Although the workings of Winston’s mind were understood neither by Winston himself, nor by his doctor, Lord Moran, clues as to his character traits are discernable as his life unfolds. The challenge is to recognize these clues for what they are. Finally, when the various components are added together to complete the canvas – an analogy which Winston, as a painter, undoubtedly would have appreciated – then, and only then, does the complete picture emerge, enabling Winston’s true nature finally to be revealed and understood.