![]() ![]() “ blurring of roles creates an interesting ambiguity. ![]() I wonder if experiences with any people group labeled with second-class citizen status deliver us to similar conclusions about personal choices and systematic drain and injustice." Looking at an issue from the inside, and the conclusions she draws remind me a lot of my time in East Garfield. ![]() Vincent dives into the world of psych wards, as not only a journalist but as someone who is seeking mental stability. "I would definitely rank this book with the same level of respect as Self-Made Man. Vincent’s new journey takes her from a big-city public hospital to a private facility in the Midwest and finally to an upscale retreat down south as she analyzes the impact of institutionalization on the unwell, the tyranny of drugs as treatment, and the dysfunctional dynamics between caregivers and patients. On the advice of her psychologist, she committed herself to a mental institution. Suffering from severe depression after her eighteen months living disguised as a man, Vincent felt she was a danger to herself. Norah Vincent’s bestselling book of investigative journalism, Self-Made Man, ended on a harrowing note. ![]()
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