3) Weird devices were used as stress reliever in the 1900s.
The slapping machine was one of the most terrible devices used to calm the patients those days. The machine not only punished the patients but sometimes also damaged their brain permanently.
4) Self-indulgence was considered as a sign of mental illness.
When mental patients were unable to control themselves, they were made to wear heavy metal inners with spikes.
5) A different kind of massage was given to female mental patients.
When female mental patients used to get nervous and irritated, they were given painful massage by doctors without their consent.
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