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Unmutual friend: How Charles Dickens tried to place his wife in an asylum

51 pointsby okfineover 6 years ago

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neadenover 6 years ago
Knowing all the allegations that surface against people these days, it's pretty chilling to think about all the stuff like this that was just swept under the rug or condoned for centuries.
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HaoZekeover 6 years ago
I have to wonder though... Someone taking twice daily injections of morphine because of a little domestic neglect is not.. Well not all there.<p>Certainly it&#x27;s not enough to be put into those horrible lunatic asylums but to be fair, people thought they worked. It would be roughly the equivalent of putting someone in therapy today I believe.