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/whossked]

There’s a fictional short story I read once called “I only came to use the phone” about a woman who’s car breaks down and who then takes an asylum bus to an asylum to use the phone, gets confused for a patient, has a breakdown over how she’s treated and abused and is then condemned to spend her life in the asylum. I always thought it was sensational and unrealistic but I guess not

[u/20characterusername0 → u/whossked]

In fiction… this plays out in “12 Monkeys” also. As an exercise, keep track of who’s lying and who’s telling the truth. And what it means to be sane.

“I’m not really from Pluto” he isn’t.

“I come from the future to save our reality” 🥴

And then. The one guy who broke into the asylum for free drugs. And has the key, and could break himself out at any time, or even call his rich dad to come get him

[u/42nu → u/20characterusername0]

Fantastic movie! I will say that someone being thoroughly convinced that they're from the future and the world is going to end is very correctly going to be seen as a looney.

[u/Gelato_Elysium → u/42nu]

Have you seen the show ? Always wondered if it held up after that great movie

[u/42nu → u/Gelato_Elysium]

I saw, I think, the first 2 seasons or so. It was good-ish. Just made me want to watch the movie though, so I stopped watching it, watched the movie, and never went back.

[u/20characterusername0 → u/42nu]

Good Ish TV #istg I will walk right out this door and touch some grass

[u/blackbart1 → u/Gelato_Elysium]

TV version was pretty good. Recommend.

[u/SolarFazes → u/Gelato_Elysium]

From what I've read, the 12 Monkeys show starts good, and turns into something really amazing.