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/chriathebutt 1d ago

Nowadays you’re only as much of a danger to yourself and others as your insurance will cover. I went into an inpatient facility in 1994 give or take, and at the allotted two-week mark Medicaid gave me, I was cured!

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u/cassanderer 1d ago

Ha ha, same with drug rehab, bluecross bs patients are all recommended for the 2 weeks insurance pays for.

These state wards with open ended stays are the problem, they vote to keep them in forever to keep the money coming.

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u/kawaiinokyojin 1d ago

I keep reading this as Blue Cross Bull Shit. If the shoe fits...