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"The mariner, who should discover rocks and shoals,which he had narrowly escaped, and to which others would be exposed,would be regarded as a monster, did he not give information, and warn all who should go that way to avoid them."
Robert Fuller, 1833

Insofar as history repeats itself, or breaks new ground into societal insanity, Robert Fuller's self - published "An Account of the Imprisonment and Sufferings of Robert Fuller of Cambridge" makes a brief and worthwhile read. In it, he describes a sixty-five day, involuntary stay at Mclean Asylum for the Insane in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Mclean hospital still operates today, however the Wikipedia description of the institution is far more complimentary - historically sanitized perhaps - than the description which Fuller gives from 1833. While Wikipedia offers details on the celebrity patients who have had treatment therein as well as literature about the place, you will not find Fuller mentioned on the website (as of January, 2020). The Wikipedia account might better be described as a sales brochure than as a scholarly article.

The book approaches two centuries since publication and, thus, could be considered dated. Naturally, it offers only Fuller's perspective, but he reports some observations enticing one to take him seriously. However, we are never given a hint as to why he was placed there or what illness might have plagued him.

To the credit of the 19th Century culture, he only resides there for two months and is then discharged. He also is allowed to leave the asylum grounds accompanied by a chaperone from time to time. Society has not condemned him as an irreconcilable problem to be swept into a hole. This fact needs bearing in mind.

Nevertheless, his descriptions of the emotional turmoil of even the briefest commitment remain as cogent as ever and are mirrored in "Tacking on the Styx". Unlike Tom Meyerhold, he claims to have no knowledge of why his family has placed him in Mclean. Completely like Meyerhold, however, he is taken aback and made completely distrustful by the fact that he is not permitted to contact any sort of representative in the outside world.

I will back Fuller up in saying that, no matter the brevity, to be deprived of contact with a trusted person outside of the system is to lose all faith in the goodwill of healthcare personnel. We may speak of hours or weeks - it does not matter. While Fuller is allowed to stroll about a garden and take leave of the grounds occasionally, this sense of disconnection eclipses all such humanitarian gestures. He realistically reports on the shackles and groans:

"The McLean Asylum for the Insane possesses a large share of popular favour. Its character is not known. The public are ignorant of its inmates, its rules and regulations. Its location is pleasant, and its outward appearance delightful... But let him go with me within its walls: let him hear the groans of the distressed: let him see its inmates shut up with bars and bolts : let him see how deserted they are : how they are neglected and cruelly treated ; how unfit so lonely an abode is for the disconsolate and melancholy—and his views of that Institution will change."

However, the revulsion at the disconnection is sufficient to deter someone in need from a second round of self - sought supervision even today. The horrors above are not necessary, and people involved in mental healthcare need to keep this emotional state in mind.

"So careful is our law of the freedom of the citizens, that every man charged with a criminal offence (sic) is entitled to a hearing before a jury of his country. Yet there is this seeming anomoly - a man charged with insanity can be taken away with out trial, and shut up within the walls of a prison."

History repeats itself. The familiar paraphrasing of John Philpot Curran applies - “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”
… (altro)
 
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Jeffrey_Hatcher | Feb 28, 2020 |

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