Inside the Insane
by Erica Loberg
Inside the Insane is a first hand account of life inside a psychiatric crisis ward in Los Angeles, California. From patients suffering from chronic paranoid schizophrenia to bipolar disorder disease, to major depressive disorder, Inside the Insane takes the reader inside the walls of the mentally insane and manifests the realities of the human condition.
Erica provides detailed accounts of patients screaming in restraints, to being locked in seclusion, to suffering from over medication, in radical raw detail. She also takes a look at the mental health system in Los Angeles County and exposes the concealed world of how society treats the mentally ill. From locked institutions, to board and cares, to living on the streets in Skid Row, the horrific conditions surrounding the life of a person suffering from a mental illness is explicitly exposed.
What Men Should Know About Women
by Erica Loberg
What Men Should Know About Women is a humorous collection of poetry about the relationship between men and women. It takes the reader on a journey through the eyes of a woman’s perspective of sexuality combined with a look at the intricacies of the human condition with acute depth and knowledge.
DIAMONDS FROM THE ROUGH
by Erica Loberg
Diamonds From The Rough is a collection of poetry taken from a span of over two decades of writings. From her time living in New York City and Los Angeles, this collection covers a variety of topics. She writes with a cunning wit, directness and playfulness.
SCREAMING AT THE VOID
Screaming at the Void contains Erica’s masterfully crafted poetry for the modern reader dealing with real life issues, while John Brusseau brings to life the symbolic meaning unconsciously embedded in Erica’s poetry through psychological analysis.
WHAT WOMEN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MEN
by Erica Loberg
What Women Should Know About Men is a book of poems written from a male’s perspective, manifesting the intricacies of relationships and experiences of sexuality. These poems are fearless in their exploration of the human condition, exposing the heart, mind, and soul of a modern day poet.
UNDRESSED
by Erica Loberg
Undressed delves into current social issues, coupled with a no holds barred look at Erica’s personal real life experiences. Alongside her poems she provides commentary which allows the reader to dive deep into her mind. It is raw, real, provocative, and often times shocks the reader in its courageous look at life as a modern day woman.
I’M NOT PLAYING
by Erica Loberg
I’m Not Playing is a combination of poetry with commentary that gives a first hand account of the corruption of probate conservatorship in Los Angeles County. It sheds light into the untold truths of the conservatorship world of elderly abuse, and the network of people working behind it. Readers drawn to this story of institutional failure may also find Inside the Insane, Erica’s earlier account of retaliation inside LA County’s psychiatric system, part of the same throughline.
WOKE OFF
by Erica Loberg
Woke Off is a collection of poetry that takes you on a personal journey of a single woman living through the pandemic in Downtown Los Angeles, while simultaneously addressing woke culture. She addresses social issues including racism, sexism, politics and popular culture.
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