Meghan’s Reviews > Practical Observations on Insanity: In Which Some Suggestions Are Offered Towards and Improved Mode of Treating Diseases of the Mind, and Some Rules Proposed ... Remarks on Medical Jurisprudence A > Status Update

case 5 had my jaw on the floor. nsfw warning?? man falsely convinced he had ulcers on his kidneys/bladder so the doctor stuck a tube up his urethra, sucked out mucus, and told him the mucus was pus (a lie) to convince him they had extracted the disease from him

ok we're on to the cure and case studies. this guy said step one is to shit and vomit so i hope you're all writing this down

It is wild how close this guy was to understanding OCD and its potential causes only to turn around and say I can cure mental illness by spinning people in chairs really really fast

"External heat, especially when applied to the uncovered scalp, has induced a predisposition to insanity, and in some cases has proved an exciting cause" ?????? "did you know if you deep fry your head it fucks you up"

whoa. they used to think that the moon impacted mental health, thus the term "lunacy"

"A late eccentric philosopher (see Darwin on Generation) has started a very singular idea on the subject [of metal illness], that habits of acting and feeling in parents are imparted to the new embryon at the time of its formation, and attend the soul into future life" lol. 1806

no better say a single fucking thing. do NOT worry about it