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 . I think Kaysen’s point of how the world may be missing out on some of the most creative minds because they were considered mentally ill and were institutionalized because they didn’t see the world in a “normal” way. How many artists or amazing minds do you think the world has missed out on? -Teresa
+When Kaysen thought about the nature of mental illness, and considered the construct that made her personally be considered mentally ill (being outside the societal norm), it reminded me of Szasz’s perspective of mental illness. His perspective on mental illness being dictated as anything out of the normal, goes completely inline with how Kaysen was thinking at this point in the book. - NG
+. I think it's super interesting comparing two of the firsthand accounts of mental institutions in Bly and Kaysen. Obviously, there’s a big functional difference in that Bly was faking issues where Kaysen had something going on, but nevertheless, it's quite interesting to see the relative similarities of environments, how they affect care and its perception, and the now ever-present cure vs. treat debate. In general, how do these two accounts represent continuity in psychiatry almost 80 years apart? -RM
+. Kaysen’s account brings up questions of agency that are somewhat unique in what we’ve read so far. Do Kaysen and other psychiatric patients in the late 60s have more or less personal agency than patients in the two previous major eras of institutionalization that we’ve seen so far? -RM
+. Kaysen originally was only to be at McClean hospital for two weeks, this didn't end up being the case. Was uncertainty common, or a bargaining tool to control patients? -RJD
+. It sounds like patients were pretty free to intermingle at McClean, is this accurate? -RJD