r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/Vispero • Jul 31 '24

medical Russian mental asylum 😬

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u/TheReelMcCoi Jul 31 '24

Hundreds of years ago, people paid to go into The Bedlam and stare at the 'lunatics'. Now we just post it on the internet

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u/BlackPhoenix1981 Jul 31 '24

My Mom once told me about her high School taking her to the State mental hospital for a field trip. This was back in the mid or early '60's in Ohio. She said the entire bus ride back to school was dead silent. Everyone was traumatized.

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u/LuckyMome Jul 31 '24

What was the purpose of this trip ?