some thoughts on “central state” and the “asylum”

my new record “central state” is dedicated to:

- those buried in unmarked graves, on “asylum” grounds
- those whose stories were never told and are now lost forever
- those who were diagnosed “mad” for merely being different and not fitting in
- those who were institutionalized against their will
- those who were disowned by their families
- those that were lobotomized or given “shock therapy” — even for relatively minor conditions like depression or “rebellious behavior” (especially children)
- those that were brutalized and physically or sexually abused by staff, or fellow patients
- those that escaped and subsequently died on the streets, homeless
- those that overdosed on prescribed medications
- those that took their own lives
- and those who, against all odds, held fast… and somehow survived.

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