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Imagine it is 1967, and after swallowing an entire bottle of Aspirin you find yourself in a psychiatric hospital. You are diagnosed with a character disorder that you know very little about. At the age of 19, Susanna Kaysen found herself secluded from the outside world for the next two years. After falling into a deep depression and becoming suicidal, she was diagnosed with a Borderline Personality Disorder by a psychiatrist whom she had previously never met. After only a three hour appointment, he decided she should “take a rest” at Mclean Hospital. After a short taxi ride, she voluntarily checked herself into this new home. While at the hospital she encounters a whole new crowd of people. She now lives with Lisa who is a Sociopath and Polly who is a kind-hearted victim of burn abuse. She also meets Daisy, a depressed anorexic who will eventually commit suicide, Cynthia, and Georgina. Many of the patients who have delusions, can’t behave, or come in talking “crazy” are treated with Thorazine.
Approximate Word count = 624
Approximate Pages = 2.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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