Category: Psychiatry

The Secret of Carol Rosa hit the top 4% of Amazon sales! Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist

by artsmuklermd, posted in MY NOVELS, Psychiatry, Self Examination, Writing

As Charles Dickens wrote in The Tale of Two cities, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

November 5th when Kamala lost it was a day of despair.

November 9th is a day for me to celebrate.

The Secret of Carol Rosa rose high in Amazon’s ranks of best selling novels.

Here’s one of the 5 STAR reviews:

I just finished THE SECRET OF CAROL ROSA, a psychological-suspense novel, in one sitting. It is rare for me to read a novel that I can’t put down. The tension is unremitting, and you can’t wait to turn the page to see what happens next. The characters are fully formed, and you care what happens to them. The protagonist, a psychiatrist is stuck in an obsessional, depressed rut until he sees a malevolent man in a “strip bar”. The mystery unfolds, the tension increases, and the characters become more real. This novel is so visual that it could be a movie. Dr. Smukler did a great job. Bravo!

If you haven’t read it, give it a try. If you have, try my other 2 psychological suspense novels, Little Italy and Patient X.

All are available as E-books ( Kindle, Apple, etc.), paperbacks, and are on KDP Select, where thousands of novels are available as E-books for a monthly fee (on Amazon).

Read a good novel and get cheered up!

Thanks, Art

#LittleItaly, #PatientX, #Thesecretofcarolrosa, #ArtSmuklermd, #psychiatristauthor

Inside the Mind of a Psychiatrist –the Presidential Election, by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist

by artsmuklermd, posted in Penn State, Politics, Psychiatry, Self Examination, World events, a psychological view

Tuesday November 5, 2024, Donald Trump handily beat Kamala Harris and is officially the 47th President-elect of the United States. It wasn’t close!

I wrote numerous posts regarding Trump’s lying, narcissism, racism and on and on.

I obsessively pointed out why no one should vote for this man. How dangerous it would be, blah, blah, blah.

Then after it happened, after I got over my shock and disappointment, I put on my psychiatrist beanie (It has a Penn State Logo on the front).

What came to mind were the many years I spent as an undergraduate and medical student worrying about money. I was living on loans and never had an extra dollar. For me, every extra hour was spent studying and trying to reach my goals – get into medical school and then graduate as a physician. I did it, but paid an enormous price – constant worry and obsession about paying my rent, buying food, and gas. Everything I did was surrounded by an overwhelming fear of financial catastrophe.

I believe that is why Trump won. People overlooked his obvious character flaws to achieve one simple thing. They wanted enough money to live. To not spend almost every waking moment worrying about how they were going to pay the rent, buy food, and pay the medical bills. Kamala’s idea of giving new home buyers $25,000 was ludicrous. In California you can’t buy anything for less than $500,000. $25,000 buys you nothing.

Yes, there are bigots, racists, anti-LGBTQs, billionaires, pro-Israel people etc. who voted for Trump, but I truly think that the overwhelming majority of Americans simply want to pay the bills. They believed that Trump could help them better than Kamala. In this case “Money talks and character walks”.

Thanks, Art

#Trump, #Kamala, #presidentofUS, #moneytalks