Asylums...

When it comes to insane asylums in the modern age it is viewed as a sort of safe haven for the admitted in hopes of reinvention, rehabilitation or even just as a place for needed isolationist from the outside world. Though yes these institutions surly face criticism or even mockery of their purpose and/or, the benefits are to be noted. However, it should be known that asylums today are far different than what they were in the 19th centenary, and the issues that people have from today's world would have even more truth to it if they were in that time.

Insane asylums in the 19th century were nightmarish to say the least. The patients there were subjected to horrible mistreatment and downright abuse from the staff. They would do things to cause the patient physical distress such as have their hair ripped out, or even have their heads held under water. A lot of times even emotional abuse was inflicted such as the staff constant belittling of the patients (Ranker.com).

Physical abuse did not end there; if the staff found out that the patient was too far gone in there "illness" then they would sometimes subject them to the extreme procedure of lobotomy. According to allthatsinteresting.com, "Likewise, the growth of psychiatry meant more doctors developing more procedures that seemed increasingly radical throughout the early and mid-20th century, which gave us electroshock therapy and the lobotomy, among others." Most people who had worked at a mental institution in the 19th century more than likely tortured the patients wheter they realized this or not.

The living conditions in insane asylums were horrendous. The patients lived in worn out dreary rooms which, from the looks of it, were also partly torn down. Patiens were always grouped together for treatments and other reasons.

Overall, living in a mental asylum in the 19th century should be regarded as one of the worst things any human has had to endure. From extremely poor living conditions to the outright abuse towards was truly the stuff of nightmares. A lot of asylums in this day in age are not considered as bad, but the roots that they came from was issued a much needed change.








                                                                               Works Cited
          Myers, Christopher. "Life in a 19th Century Mental Institution Was Basically Torture." Ranker, https://www.ranker.com/list/life-in-19th-century-mental-institutions-and-insane-asylums/christopher-myers.

Kuroski, John. "Haunting Photos Taken Inside Mental Asylums Of Decades Past." Allthatsinteresting, https://allthatsinteresting.com/mental-asylums.