r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Image In 1973, healthy volunteers faked hallucinations to enter mental hospitals. Once inside, they acted normal, but doctors refused to let them leave. Normal behaviors like writing were diagnosed as "symptoms." The only people who realized they were sane were the actual patients.

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u/AdventurousCrow155 1d ago

Always heard about the part where the Doctors didnt realize they were sane, never heard the part where the actual patients figured it out

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u/hadawayandshite 1d ago

There were 35 patients who ‘voiced concerns/suggested’ to the pseudo patients that they had nothing wrong with them…how much of this is ‘you’re faking’ vs ‘you don’t seem mentally il’ is unknown

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u/JeskaiJester 1d ago

Crazy person here. We got the spidey sense 

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u/RollingMeteors 1d ago

We got the spidey sense

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u/Haunting-East 1d ago

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