The Looney Bin
Psychiatrist Jack Rackham has spent years helping others cope with their emotional pain and sadness while quietly burying his own trauma: the suicide of his twin brother. But when two patients kill themselves within weeks of each other, Jack's own mind begins to unravel. Fleeing his private practice, he takes a new position at a struggling mental health clinic in Florida, only to find that his past haunts his every step as yet another patient's suicide drags him deeper into a guilt he can no longer ignore.
Jack's world starts to close in. His marriage teeters on the edge, with his wife, Bonny, giving him an ultimatum to at long last confront his demons or leave. As Jack spirals, the fragile facades of his colleagues begin to crack as well. A psychoanalyst drowns in marital misery, a devout Evangelist psychiatrist hides her unspeakable secrets, a dangerously charming sociopath risks his license and a rougue social worker introduces her patients to tarot cards and spiritualism. Within the walls of this volatile clinic, everyone's struggles reflect Jack's inner turmoil, pushing him closer to a reckoning.
Caught between guilt, disillusionment, and a glimmer of self-awareness, Jack finally faces Bonny-confessing to his wife his deepest fear: that he may never measure up to be the perfect person he should be. In a raw and tender moment, they make a tentative peace. But as Jack watches her drive away, he is left alone to begin the difficult journey toward acceptance and change... if he can.
The Looney Bin is a darkly humorous, unflinching exploration of personal demons, professional chaos, and the rocky road to self-acceptance-where every breakthrough comes at a price.
306 pages, 2 editions
English edition · First published 2023 by Stan Kapuchinski · ISBN 9798218272494
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Ratings and reviews
I gave it a few chapters and the dialog and story didn’t really keep my interest. I had to DNF. Maybe I’ll give it another go at some point.
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- The Looney Bin · Stan Kapuchinski · 2023 · ISBN 9798218272494 · 1 reader This page
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- The Looney Bin · self · 2023
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