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Title: Drawings of madness
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 19, 2017, 10:37:21 PM

Were it so easy!

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/drawings_of_mental_illnesses_from_1840

Title: Re: Drawings of madness
Post by: Bubbles on June 19, 2017, 10:56:11 PM

A social worker friend of mine sent this around, and I thought it was funny 😂

https://goo.gl/images/qLqnNG

It's probably more accurate than the drawings, and you don't need to be a social worker to relate 😜

Title: Re: Drawings of madness
Post by: Bubbles on June 19, 2017, 11:59:56 PM

The bathtub test

During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.

 

“Well,” said the Director, “we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub.”

 

“Oh, I understand,” said the visitor. “A normal person would use the bucket because it’s bigger than the spoon or the teacup.

 

“No.” said the Director, “A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?

Title: Re: Drawings of madness
Post by: Rhiannon on June 20, 2017, 10:53:54 AM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on June 19, 2017, 10:37:21 PM

Were it so easy!

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/drawings_of_mental_illnesses_from_1840

Goodness they are sad.  :(