Voluntary Madness
My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin

I can only come to the conclusion that I am arrogant. I had Voluntary Madness on my reader for a long time. Before reading, I looked up the reviews. Almost all of them suggested I should skip this one. Yet, I thought I would get something out of it. Silly me! Vincent has a sole agenda to push in the......more

As a therapist, I put aside my defensive feelings during the first part of the book when she sounds and seems very angry and aloof (and later admits to that). I still think it is absurd to hospitalize yourself if you don't need it, and most people do know that the hospital is not a place for treatme......more

To start with, I admire Norah Vincent's willingness to throw herself completely into her research. Following on her year of living as a man, she spends several weeks at three different mental institutions. No denying the fact that she is willing to sacrifice for her work! Her descriptions of being ho......more