Manic Kingdom

by Erin Stair

The Manic Kingdom can captivate anyone, anytime. Its mysterious and insidious tentacles can seduce, yank, coax or drag you in and then expel you just as unexpectedly. Becka found this out in medical school, while studying mental illness and dealing with doctors, hospitals, patients, friends and herself. In her journey through what some might call a breakdown and others, an awakening, she learned about the nature of craziness and how the Kingdom dulls your intuition, leaving you prey for people and situations. But she also discovered that cures can be found in extremely unlikely places. Maybe King, the man she met on her trip, was part of her cure, or maybe her escape from him and the Kingdom was part of her luck—a luck that doesn’t affect everyone.

This work of fiction, written by Dr. Erin Stair, is based on a true story.

296 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 20, 2017

About the author

Bloomingwellness.com, my website, has my extensive bio.

"She's not from around here."

I'm a public health analyst, with a focus on epidemiology, and a scicomms specialist. I'm the author of 2 books: Manic Kingdom and Yours in Wellness, Krystal Heeling, which is best consumed as an audiobook.

Reviews

[Caitlin Fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is such a page-turner. It is a compelling story that left me mind-blown. I couldn't put it down. The fact that it is written by a doctor who struggled with mental health in a very unique way and who makes you really, really question our modern-day mental health system. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in mental health, mysteries and for anyone who just wants a great true story. ( I love true stories!) :)

[Jada Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't put this book down. Truly! It's an amazing and very well-written and creative account of a young doctor's struggle with mental health and the interesting, bizarre characters she meets along the way. Anyone interested in mental illness; schizophrenia; depression, eating disorders and bizarre routes to recovery should read this book. The romance in the story is just...like nothing I've ever read before. I didn't know what was going to happen next.

[Sunny Kuehl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intimate and powerful

A quick read that was hard to put down. Thank you for sharing such deeply personal events and the work you do with Blooming Wellness.