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Ard Rhys69 wrote:I'm more than happy to help. It always makes me feel good to help a fellow Twihard/Twilighter....What are we exactly?

Then, a mentally ill person named Clifford Beers helped to educate the public about the principles of mental health. He was institutionalized for three years in several private and state hospitals with manic-depressive psychosis. Although chains, "spinning", branding and other forms of torture were abandoned by then, strait jackets, overcrowded hospitals, poor food and even sadistic and unsympathetic attendants all made these "hospitals" very unpleasant places to live and try to recover.

But Clifford Beers did recover, and in 1908 he published a book called "A Mind That Found Itself" which told of his experiences in the insane asylums. By his continued efforts of educating the public about mental illness, along with his book, he helped to make the public aware and to understand the nature of mental illness. The National Committee for Mental Hygiene was soon organized, and then in 1950 it joined with two other groups to form the National Association for Mental Health.

LamoreVincera wrote:http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl ... e=2&cat=70

I went out of curiosity and found a link on the history of mental asylums, and all I've got to say is... Holy CRAP. Poor Alice.

From the article:

Then, a mentally ill person named Clifford Beers helped to educate the public about the principles of mental health. He was institutionalized for three years in several private and state hospitals with manic-depressive psychosis. Although chains, "spinning", branding and other forms of torture were abandoned by then, strait jackets, overcrowded hospitals, poor food and even sadistic and unsympathetic attendants all made these "hospitals" very unpleasant places to live and try to recover.

But Clifford Beers did recover, and in 1908 he published a book called "A Mind That Found Itself" which told of his experiences in the insane asylums. By his continued efforts of educating the public about mental illness, along with his book, he helped to make the public aware and to understand the nature of mental illness. The National Committee for Mental Hygiene was soon organized, and then in 1950 it joined with two other groups to form the National Association for Mental Health.

Ichigo Kitty wrote:Yeah, I noticed that Alice and Jasper don't have a physical relationship as much as Rosalie and Emmet's and that makes Alice and Jasper's much sweeter in my opinion.

Ard Rhys69 wrote:

Ichigo Kitty wrote:Yeah, I noticed that Alice and Jasper don't have a physical relationship as much as Rosalie and Emmet's and that makes Alice and Jasper's much sweeter in my opinion.

I wholeheartedly agree with you. I want a love like this, *points to signature*