I know that things are still not to where they should be in an asylum, and never will be since we all have our mean streaks, but I'm so glad that Nellie Bly/Brown was able to expose many things that were ugly and wrong in an inpatient ward. The nurses especially were sadistic, mean, and life-threatening. The doctors were pompous and didn't seem to care that people were put in the wards when they truly did not belong there. Again, I know that things aren't always perfect, but it feels like at least there are some people out there trying to make life better for all those involved. And this is following me reading a book about a family who had to put their adult autistic son in a home due to his aggression and hence the danger to the family. I have to say that hopefully when that happens, there are people out there who love their jobs for the right reasons, and it shows, thanks in part to Nellie Bly.
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I know that things are still not to where they should be in an asylum, and never will be since we all have our mean streaks, but I'm so glad that Nellie Bly/Brown was able to expose many things that were ugly and wrong in an inpatient ward. The nurses especially were sadistic, mean, and life-threatening. The doctors were pompous and didn't seem to care that people were put in the wards when they truly did not belong there. Again, I know that things aren't always perfect, but it feels like at least there are some people out there trying to make life better for all those involved. And this is following me reading a book about a family who had to put their adult autistic son in a home due to his aggression and hence the danger to the family. I have to say that hopefully when that happens, there are people out there who love their jobs for the right reasons, and it shows, thanks in part to Nellie Bly.
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December 2023
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