I was recently involuntarily held in a mental hospital where I went through prison like conditions (strip search, had to wear scrubs, was locked in a room outside certain times a day, stuff like that) and thankfully came out in one piece after 8 days of this crap. I was just wondering why we subject people to these conditions when they haven’t even committed a crime?

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      You may not be a nutcase, but you’re definitely lacking understanding for others. How is anyone supposed to know you’re not a nutcase? Only you are able to know that. It’s simply impossible for anyone else except if they knew you for many years.

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              8 months ago

              Only when you’re in the process of being admitted to a mental hospital.

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                  They have, but the exact same reason applies. How does anyone know someone is wrongly committed, except for the person themselves? It’s hard and not possible without a decent time investment. Before that time is invested though, safety procedures have to be followed.

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      And how do people know that? How do they know you’re not pretending to not be a nutcase?

      Do you understand that people can pretend to be kind, normal, etc as a way to sneak things in?

      I’m sorry you had to go through these things, but you seem to lack some serious awareness of others.