Matt Haig: It's easy to feel ashamed as a Brit when you see mass tourism in Spain'

Matt Haig reflects on his time in Ibiza during the late 90s, revealing how partying and writing short stories masked a deeper struggle with panic attacks and mental health.

"Suddenly he was out of breath. There was only pain. He was having a panic attack. Everything came crashing down on him... Matt found it hard to do anything, even get on the plane home."

"But forgetting Ibiza was not easy: at night he had nightmares, just hearing its name gave him shivers. Ibiza was his Vietnam."

"It may sound a bit over-the-top... but you can put it that way, Ibiza was my Vietnam, in the end that's how I lived it."

Read at english.elpais.com