Major Major Major Major!

Ok that's actually a character from a book I did NOT enjoy. (Which is rare by the way. Cause I am a worm of the book variety). But I just wanted to inform you lovely reader folk of some things I enjoy (or do not enjoy at all in any way, shape, form or fashion) about my major. Which is psychology. 

1. Lobotomies.

The first time you watch one performed, it's gag-worthy. And each of the subsequent times you view it, it is still gag-worthy. It's just one of those things that tickles your gag reflex

And if it doesn't, you're just crazy in the head. Maybe you need a lobotomy. Fix up your personality and all.

But seriously. Three times now, I have watched a dude hammer an ice pick through someone's eyelid. And the patient is awake. People willingly had ice picks jammed into their eyes and then twisted around. Like, there was a system to this shit. "30 degrees to the right! Hammer it in another three inches! 50 degrees toward the nose! DAMMIT BILLY THAT WAS 60 DEGREES. YOU HAVE RUINED HER PERSONALITY. NOW SHE'S GOING TO BE A BABY MOUSE MURDERER."

Thus the mouse trap was invented.

2. Electro-convulsive therapy.

I know this is still used today, often quite successfully, but there is just something so creepy about watching someone seize up. I mean first of all this lady is being electrocuted, and then also all her limbs just curl up and she looks like the girl from the grudge. 

It's just frightening. 

And yes, in almost every class I've had they show us videos of this shit. I've seen more ECT than lobotomies, but still. Nasty.

3. Trepanning.

This ridiculous word means that you get a hole drilled into your skull so that all the demons that make you crazy will go out. That was actually a thing. And we watched a video (this is sad for me. Video days always used to be the best days in class...) about a lady who lives on earth today in this day and age in the year 2012 as in presently. And she wanted this done. 

So of course they filmed it.

That shit was SEVERELY disturbing.

And she was put to sleep because, you know, they were DRILLING A DAMN HOLE INTO HER HEAD, and she was really really upset because she wanted to be awake for it. "I wanted to feel it." --actual quote from crazy woman in video.

Lady, I really hope this head hole solves your problems.

4. Blood draining.

So many frightening videos. Jesus.

Doctors used to drain your blood cause they thought the crazy was caused by some internal imbalance. But obviously it involved your body liquids, not the organ you think with.

So sometimes they would cut you, or sometimes they used leeches. And just, you know, stuck them all over your body because I guess they were just too lazy to slice you once with a knife.

And today this is still done. In Sweden. Friggin Swedes. But they use these weird suction cups that they put all over your back. And butt. Have you ever seen someone's back area all covered in little tubies that suck your fat up into them and then make it start spurting blood to fill it up?? Cause that's a thing.

Gotta get those demons out somehow.

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