Hannah Murrays Chilling Psych Ward Experience Revealed

Hannah Murray - who is best known for her work in and Skins - has recalled an agonizing experience which landed her in a psych ward after her involvement in an 'energy healing' cult.

The 36-year-old now retired English actress - who - candidly discussed the events that led her to being institutionalized, the ensuing fallout, and a diagnosis that helped bring more clarity into her life.

In 2016, the thespian found herself at a career crossroads after her signature roles and wanted to take her acting to another level when she landed a gig in Kathryn Bigelow-directed flick Detroit.

It was then when she was introduced to an 'energy-healing' cult and its leader whom she refers to as Steve.

Murray detailed the experience in her memoir The Make-Believe: A Memoir of Magic and Madness published on Tuesday as an excerpt from The Cut detailed how she landed herself into a psychiatric ward.

She wrote: 'I was on the last day of an energy-healing course held in the basement of a hotel in London, hours away from my initiation ceremony, when I was taken to the hospital. Even after I was told I was being involuntarily committed, I was not concerned. 

'Steve told me I had been possessed by a demon while filming Detroit. He had performed an exorcism on me. So I was concerned only with the energy I could feel spiraling up through my body and the voices I could hear in my head. And with Steve: my King, my God, my great love and my most frequently contacted on WhatsApp.'

Murray went on to share some of her messages with Steve as she constantly and obsessively bombarded him with messages to a 20-to-1 ratio.

The 36-year-old now retired English actress (pictured May 2019 in New York- who previously recalled her psychotic breakdown - candidly discussed the events that led her to being institutionalized, the ensuing fallout, and a diagnosis that helped bring more clarity into her life