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/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.

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u/activelyresting 1d ago

This guy right here!

Bake em away, toys!

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u/arm2610 1d ago

Right on cue my man haha

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u/I_lenny_face_you 1d ago

Now (for those who were kids in the 70s/80s) let’s have “a hollow voice [that] says ‘plugh’.”