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“My job didn't involve working directly with patients, but I thought about them a lot. I saw them as victims of our fucked-up, materialistic, impersonal, hectic, over-mechanized, dehumanizing society. There wasn't much mystery about why these people were so screwed up. The mystery was why everyone else wasn't nuts too. But somehow I never figured it could ever happen to me, that I could some day be shuffling around in slippers and pajamas, bumming cigarettes and mumbling to myself. There were too many people who loved me, who would never commit me to an institution, whose love would keep me from getting that spaced out.”

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Book:The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity
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The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity

This memoir offers an intimate look into the author's life, exploring his struggles with mental illness and his interactions with the psychiatric system. It provides a candid account of his experiences, offering insight into the challenges faced by individuals with mental health issues. more

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Mark Vonnegut
Mark Vonnegut

Mark Vonnegut, born on May 11, 1947, is an American memoirist known for his works that often explore themes of family, history, and the meaning of human existence through personal experiences. more

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