You needed to exhibit at least one to be admitted to the "lunatic asylum"

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• jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This… doesn’t look real. That’s not language they’d use in that notably broad time frame

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  • preussischblau@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “Parents were cousins” yeah that’s barely notable in modern West Virginia let alone in that time period.

    Also, the Salvation Army only entered WV in 1883, seems to be cutting it a bit close to be notable enough to make it onto that list.

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  • Mickey7@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Did you notice the date on it?

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    • Monument@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No.

      Posted: September 43, 1503

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    • jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No. Where is there a date of publication?

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• SendMePhotos@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wait what’s the difference between female disease, women trouble, and imaginary women trouble? I’m not sure which box to tick.

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  • Stern@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    women trouble is no gf, imaginary women trouble is when your hatsune miku tulpa dumps you

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  • OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Are you certain it’s not Hysteria or Uterine Derangement?

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• HK65@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Overstudy of religion.

  Lol. You have to study it just enough to get hooked, but not enough to notice the inconsistencies.

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  • GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think this is their reference to a specific manifestation of OCD known as Scrupulosity, where the individual in question is obsessed with piety to the point where it becomes detrimental to their ability to function.

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• Monument@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Suppression of masturbation and excessive masturbation implies they consider some level of masturbation to be not just acceptable, but required.

  Suspending disbelief: How do they know?!?

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  • Chaotic_Altruist@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Even if you got the right frequency and duration (better not be "masturbation for 30 years), you can still get admitted for “deranged masturbation” or just “masturbation and syphilis”

    Also “excessive sexual abuse”… Cause y’know there’s a healthy amount

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    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Or masturbation and tobacco

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• tuberman@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Excessive Sexual Abuse

  normal amount of s.a. is fine, just don’t be excessive with being abused. or abusing? it’s unclear

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  • ignotum@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The Bible says you can beat slaves as much as you want as long as they dont immediately die or lose body parts,
    I guess they used rules similar to that, if it’s in the good book it must be good

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    • Madison420@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You can beat your spouse with a rod so long as the rod is no thicker than your thumb and no longer than your forearm.

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  • Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I see “Uterine Derrangement” “Woman Troubles” and “Female Disease”, so yeah, I assume there’s a level of sexual abuse they deemed acceptable.

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• Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Politics and deranged masturbation…

  Well that’s everyone here I guess

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• umbraroze@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The War

  Yes, The War is making us all very anxious and we hear nothing but horrible news about it all day long. Please stop The War. That’s the only way we can ever be happy again.

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• OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If only we could throw people into asylums for ‘Greediness’, the world would be a much better place.

  Also … Fell From Horse In War? So, what? Falling from a horse outside of a war isn’t good enough? Is it really that different, psychologically speaking, whether your equestrian accident happened during war or not?

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• Kintarian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wow, I have at least 20 of these

  And they’re coming to take me away haha hehe hoho

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  • Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    To the funny farm where life is grand.

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• don_kiedyck@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’d like to sign up for Masturbation for 30 Years, please.

  We didn’t have cool electives like these when I was in high school.

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• Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Female disease!?

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  • Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Legally distinct from “woman troubles”

    Women. Am I right?

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• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It still exists: en.wikipedia.org/…/Trans-Allegheny_Lunatic_Asylum

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• compuglobalhypermeganet@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Holy shit -there is a lot to unpack here!

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  • compuglobalhypermeganet@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Novel Reading?!

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• IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  didn’t know there were trans asylums back then

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• Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Basically everything under the sun.

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• CyberTheProtogen@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “Excessive” sexual abuse

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• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Politics, yep, checks out.

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• mechoman444@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Shoot. I was doing some deranged masturbation while reading this.

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• Nukola@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Look at the DSM nowadays. Psychiatry hasn’t changed by a bit. They only consider “mad” those who do not look after pumping the LSC system. Unironically, those who do drugs, do crimes and look only for money are considered “sane” in nowadays society.

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