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Medium tonight reminded me of this great little movie (and book) The Snake Pit
Virginia Cunningham finds herself in a state insane asylum...and can't remember how she got there.
Mary Jane Ward's book, upon which this film was based, was an autobiographical account of what happened to the author during her various stints in mental institutions. The book caused a lot of controversy when it came out in 1946 as it was a scathing indictment of the treatment of mental patients, a subject considered taboo in the 40s. Naturally, it was a runaway bestseller. -imdb
this movie/book and Girl, Interrupted both scare me to the core. i'm always afraid i'm gonna be misunderstood and end up in some psych ward.
Razors pain you. Rivers are damp. Acids stain you. And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful. Nooses give. Gas smells awful. You might as well live.
-Dorothy Parker
Susanna is depressed and directionless after finishing high school. (who isn't?!)
"Have you ever confused a dream with life? Or stolen something when you have the cash? Have you ever been blue? Or thought your train moving while sitting still? Maybe I was just crazy. Maybe it was the 60's. Or maybe I was just a girl...interrupted.
-You know, I can take a lot of crazy shit from a lot of crazy people - but you...you are *not* crazy.
-Then what's wrong with me, huh? What the fuck is going on inside my head? Tell me, Dr. Val. What's your diag-nonsense?
-You are a lazy, self-indulgent little girl, who is driving herself crazy.
-[reading from a book] "Borderline Personality Disorder. An instability of self-image, relationships and mood...uncertain about goals, impulsive in activities that are self-damaging, such as casual sex."
-I like that.
-"Social contrariness and a generally pessimistic attitude are often observed."
[pauses] Well that's me.
-That's everybody.
Was I ever crazy? Maybe. Or maybe life is... Crazy isn't being broken or swallowing a dark secret. It's you or me amplified. If you ever told a lie and enjoyed it. If you ever wished you could be a child forever.
-Is there something about sex which lifts your feelings of despair?
-Have you ever had sex?"
posted by
zenbetty at 10:06 PM
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