Reading is the perfect escape from this life sentence

Books are a solace in these uncertain times, an enlightening, entertaining form ofself-medication. I prefer to binge on them than to watch a Netflix series in one go, writes Joyce Fegan.

I’VE been self-medicating for years — by reading. It began when I was small, as escapism, or entertainment, or to keep myself occupied. As the years passed, and the responsibilities of adulthood stacked up, I switched to a far less effective form of self-medication.