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IrishEyes

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13. I would be locked up.

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 07:34 PM

Mar 2016

Novel Reading and Politics. Especially since I'm a woman.

This fascinating.

I find over action of the mind, mental excitement, overtaxing mental powers strange. It sounds like how I would feel when I would study for finals in college.

I see that all of the seven deadly sins are here. Of course, my know that might qualify for the religious enthusiasm reason.

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List of reasons for admission to mental asylum 1864 to 1899 [View all] dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 OP

LOL to 'Masturbation for 30 years' Trajan Mar 2016 #1

Salvation Army?? ailsagirl Mar 2016 #2

"gathering in the head" dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #3

No way, this can't be true intrepidity Mar 2016 #4

Time of Life? Wtf is that? NightWatcher Mar 2016 #5

One of the many euphemisms for menopause. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #9

Apparently there was an amount of masturbation considered reasonable... Solly Mack Mar 2016 #6

Heck, I'd OWN an number of asylums based on these reasons! southerncrone Mar 2016 #7

lots of reasons to lock up women on that list annabanana Mar 2016 #8

Well, "Uterine Derangement" would be a little more publishable than "Pussy Riot". eppur_se_muova Mar 2016 #10

Lol......good point. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #11

"Political Excitement" TexasBushwhacker Mar 2016 #12

I would be locked up. IrishEyes Mar 2016 #13

Where did you find this? trof Mar 2016 #14

Found it on Borowitz site. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #15

My Gggggrandfather died in an asylum in the 1880s. postulater Mar 2016 #16

So did one of my relative. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #17

Some amazing stories when you start digging. postulater Mar 2016 #18