Heston Blumenthal cries as he opens up on moment he was sectioned

Heston Blumenthal cries as he opens up on moment he was sectionedThe One Show, BBC

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00:00It has just been a tornado.

00:02I was on a massive high and had been on for...

00:10..for several days.

00:14I was having hallucinations,

00:16feelings of paranoia and even suicidal thoughts.

00:20You are a danger for yourself.

00:23It's when I pushed the red button.

00:26Melanie made the difficult decision

00:29to have me sectioned, which involved me being sedated.

00:33The knock on the door, there's a policeman.

00:36Then five firemen and then a doctor with an assistant.

00:39And I'm like, what the hell is going on here?

00:41And then I saw the doctor pull out this big syringe

00:44and then I woke up in... The hospital.

00:46..in this hospital, yeah.

00:48It has been the most horrible hours of my life.

00:51I realise now, looking back at it,

00:53it's horrible for people that...

00:59..care about you.