2,712 Comments for Fuller State School and Hospital

I'm enlightened, after reading all this important information, that helps me understand somewhat better. But hearing Sianaby's comment, I just sat here shaking my head; not from the end comment; but the beginning. I have 4 children and I just have to thank God they're all healthy and never had any really major medical problems!

Nancy, I hang out at an art studio that was a furniture factory long before it closed down (not sure when, couldn't have been any later than the 60's or 70's). When the building was purchased and re-opened (last year), according to the art instructor, everything was still in place as if the workers just walked out one day. She even found someone's old glasses sitting on a machine! I certainly don't understand it either.

Guess where you worked, Silkster40z, they really cared. That's the only thing that really baffles me , looking at these pictures; it's as if they closed up and just walked away. I can't understand alot of that. But then I read alot of books on abandonments in the wesr and alot of places still have all their furniture in them and in the one, even the bed was made! It's like they just took off!!

The Wicked Witch of the West?

Does anyone know what would be the reason or reasons people were put in seclusion?

With the brick-work on the walls in every room, I think this place REALLY looks like a hospital. Some places don't seem as cold when the walls are different.

Were these mostly children here? I just never realized, until I got on this site, the enormity of mental illness. Do you think children or older people were wrongly diagnosed back then? Like today we have so many afflications a child could have; hyperactivity, bi-polar, etc.; but we cwetainly don't put them in aninstitution for it.

If I was completely alone, walking down this hallway, I know I'd feel paranoid. Whenever I went exploring, I always tried to have someone with me; I feel that's alot safer. Looking at all these pictures; I try to imagine walking through the rooms, etc. Would love it!

A ceramic toilet can be smashed to create sharp edges and metal parts / edges can be pulled back or fashioned into sharp edges.

Whenever I go to dentist, they use enough sedative to make me faint, but I wake up as soon as they my mouth. I can't stand it.

Where's Jimmy Stewart?

"Anything that could be used to cut or slash wrists was not to be encouraged. This rules a metal crapper out - and explains why the smash proof measures are in place here."--Turbozutek. How the hell can you slit your wrists on a toilet!? O_o

I'd rather be able to see my patients thorugh a window than either
A: keep opening the door to check on them every two minutes and disturb their bathing time, or
B: Stand fretting that they were drowning

Get a grip girl!

xtiml, what on earth???

On a totally seperate topic, and back to the photograph, many hospitals of this type did not have curtains on the showers and baths: It was felt that the learning disabled/ mentally ill were unable to appreciate the privacy a curtain woud have ensured. It was assumed that they could not feel shame or embarassment like other people and as such didn't need curtain. Architects designing the properties were instructed not to install them. I have also have been told it was a cost-saving measure.

The most important thing to me in this world is that my two little girls have a smile on their faces.Who needs money and fast cars?My girls come first and always will. Jason in England.