I read the story of girl committed to an insane asylum at the young age of 25. She was outgoing and friendly, and showed no signs of mental illness. However the doctors were convinced she was crazy, so they gave shock treatment. Soon after a few shock sessions, she became soon idle, unsociable, and not the same person she used to be. Eventually, she was lobotomized, which only made here mental state worse, as she became mute, unresponsive, and pretty much what you'd expect from someone who'd been lobotomized. For the 45 years of her life, she'd would stare at walls and wonder aimlessly; Only the shell of here former-self.
The reason why this story in particular is so fascinating to me, was because she completely sane when she was checked in. No different from anyone of the norm. The only reason she was checked in was she wanted to move away from her parents entanglements and lead an individual life to her own. But her parents refused and decided to send her to the loony bin.
This is the story of Gennie Pilarski.
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