3,287 Comments for Danvers State Hospital

My grandmother got locked in the violent ward once. (she was just visiting her mother, who was in Danvers for deprssion issues), and you had to climb the stairs to get to each floor, and one time, she got locked in the hallway with the violent patients by accident. After some extreme knocking on the door, she got out. She said it was horrifying though.

If that's the G through J buildings in the mist. You're looking over the historically male wing of the hospital. Not being critical just sayin is all... Sorry I'll go now ...sit in my corner

It affects how colors are represented... the sun and various artificial light has different color qualities depending on the time of day and year... if you left it on one setting, some photos would have a blueish tint and others might be more orange-red depending on the light source, giving the subject a false color (not as you see it with your eyes)

It would be nice if someone could salvage a piece own a lightening rod maybe? What are your feelings on that

MOTTS
whats does white balance do for digital photography?

i would say that shadow in the corner could be your stalker's shadow, because ghosts dont have shadowssss

Damn, i want some of those. they must be very interesting.

*shudder* i would have shit myself if i were you.

ghosts are real Motts.

i've seen one and have had experiances with it. like it was leaning over to look at my friend (who can see them) and (thoguh i couldnt see it) i felt it touch my arm. i sorta saw an apparition of the same ghost in a field. (just to inform you this ghost lives in my friends house, thats why theres so many experiances) he threw something behind me. i saw him briefly (really for the first time) on vacation with my friend, where i actaully opened the gate for us. and made a loud noise when we asked him to. ... so, if thats not enough to convince you that they're real, talk to my friend who has PLENTY more experiances, such as the time where a boy was chained to pipes in her basement and his ghost would make ratteling noises and moan. and once he called her from an unused separate line from the basement.

i dont see the ghost!!! >.<



speaking of that, has anyone here ever seen a real one in real life? i've seen an apparition, even though i dont believe i have. my friend who's a medium can see them says that i did, since she was there and saw him fully. of course we knew the ghost...he lives in her house and followed us while we were on vacation.

Thanks Lynne and Big Ed.
I guess we also have to remember that in the days before chemical restraint and effective medications the most unwell people had no way to 'calm down' other than by physical means, which most likely made them even more aggressive and frightened.

I notice the door is one of the older doors.
How do I know this you might ask. Notice the keyhole, it is for one of the old style skeleton keys. There were several forms for the skeleton keys. The newer doors had more contemporary style keys.

Building on what Big Ed said, it's as much a prep for the state of mind to be prepared for "excitement." Don't have your arms full of books; don't wear anything around your neck that can't be pulled off immediately (where I work if we wear ID badges or keys on a loop around our necks it has to be a break-away loop - that's as important for regular users as for people who work with the more challenging folks. I was filing and bent over and got my keys stuck in a lower drawer file cabinet a few years ago in an area where no one ever goes, and was laughing so hard I almost couldn't get out. If there hadn't been a break-away snap I would be there still ); don't carry anything that could be used as a weapon; don't be wearin' the latest high-heeled shoes or scanty "hip" clothing or body piercings or you'll be led around the area like a wild bull with a nose-ring; drop your attitude; "stop-look-listen." In truth, as many injuries can occur from flying projectiles you didn't see coming as anything. That's where the "primitive, uncivilized" administrative requests often come from to have people wear soft shoes, like sneakers or slippers, and not wear belts (if you were ever hit with a belt, you'll know what I mean. They also are real good at stopping air flow when tightened around the neck of yourself or anyone else). Having been beaned numerous times when I got in the trajectory of someone's attempt at hurting someone else, it's a tad startling. The unofficial motto we use is "Expect the unexpected" - then you are better able to deal with anything happening. You also don't react as aggressively to the person who hit you. If it's unexpected you tend to react more physically or viscerally. If you know it might happen you are better able to control your adrenalin and not react punitively.

As Big Ed also said, these are folks who have impulse control issues. If they THINK IT they often can't stop themselves from DOING IT. It's part of the package. When I have the opportunity to help with staff hiring or placement on a specific area, I tell them, "If you can't be spit on, hit, or called every ugly name under the book without smiling and walking away, this is not the place for you." The reason - these folks can't help it. They are in their own pain and lostness and that's how human beings react when they are in pain and don't have control of themselves - they often lash out. The best way to help them is to show them that you understand it's part and parcel of their problem and you are strong enough to help them shoulder the hellacious burden they are living under.

[Trips while jumping off soap box wearing high heeled sneakers.]

Lynne,
What would extreme precautions consist of?
Thanks

I believe you, Big Ed. Please see my entry in the Forum "Why Are You Interested in These Abandoned Places." I lived in a mansion in Washington, D.c built around 1800 and was used as a hospital during the Civil War. I KNOW WHAT I HEARD!!

You are absolutely right! Condos are not going to make any difference to whoever walked there!!