marc
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Malcom, Chapters 19, 20….
The ride was correct and the cell as well…. there was NO ward nor was there any interaction with other inmates the entire time there.
The ECT treatments were enhanced with a cocktail of medications most of which I never knew the names of… one that sticks most readily to mind was thorazene but others were used. ECT sessions were at first nearly daily (after the initial evaluation period) then were reduced to 2-3 times weekly interspersed with something affectionately called by attendants as “the dip” ergo, being strapped to a sling chair and lowered into a chin deep tank of ice water. The twice-weekly conversations with the psychotherapist (psycho the rapist) were ever pleasant as well. So uplifting they almost had a person going into the treatment room with a smile. RIGHT!!
This fiction is close but by far NO CIGAR to what really happened.
One thing that must be understood is that the feeling of utter hopelessness is multiplied a thousand fold. Being locked up with no end in sight is a feeling I wouldn’t wish on my worse enemy. All there is despair, depression and the pain of the treatments to break up the day. Death would have been a mercy.
Now as for what can and cannot be handled…. Well, to be blunt, unless one has been there let me clarify…. There is no word, words or combination of words that could correctly and effectively explain the goings-on of that dark time. Barbaric might apply to the sacking of Rome but the word pales to the reality of sitting in that seat and taking that ride.
The notion of escaping from one of those places seems a bit out of the question. Where I was there were NO unlocked doors. None……
The story is good…. If not a bit pushed as far as age relates to the tale… But it does very accurately portray the emotions and social interactions of the time. I personally can relate to (in some degree) very nearly every character therein.
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
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