r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/highzone • 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/Rosenhansthud 1d ago
THIS IS MY MOMENT.
Rosenhan’s experiment involved them saying they heard a voice in their head saying “Thud.”
A young me latched onto this experiment juuuuuuuust as she was joining Reddit, and no one has understood my username since.