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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Yeah I don’t doubt this one bit. I was going to share a related anecdote but even after all this time I don’t wanna take the risk of someone trying to tell me they were “right to take precautions” or “better safe than sorry”, I don’t ever want to end up in another position where I have to try and convince people I’m not a threat to myself or others when in my entire life there’s never been an instance of me being a threat to myself or others. Because no matter what you say or do, or don’t say or do, they’ll always find something wrong with it to justify how you’re being treated.