What is the natural reaction when told you have a hopeless mental illness? That diagnosis does you in; that, and the humiliation of being there. I mean, the indignity you're subjected to. My God.

Quote by Kate Millett

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The involuntary character of psychiatric treatment is at odds with the spirit and ethics of...

The involuntary character of psychiatric treatment is at odds with the spirit and ethics of...

A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of...

A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of...

It would appear that love is dead. Or very likely in a bad way.

It would appear that love is dead. Or very likely in a bad way.

Aren't women prudes if they don't and prostitutes if they do?

Aren't women prudes if they don't and prostitutes if they do?

Men and women were declared equal one morning and everybody could divorce each other by...

Men and women were declared equal one morning and everybody could divorce each other by...

We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight...

We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight...

Isn't privacy about keeping taboos in their place?

Isn't privacy about keeping taboos in their place?

You won't do any more housework? Then you go to the bin.

You won't do any more housework? Then you go to the bin.

The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is...

The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is...

Many women do not recognize themselves as discriminated against; no better proof could be found...

Many women do not recognize themselves as discriminated against; no better proof could be found...

Mother had committed me for life. This is where I felt betrayed the most.

Mother had committed me for life. This is where I felt betrayed the most.

We are women. We are a subject people who have inherited an alien culture.

We are women. We are a subject people who have inherited an alien culture.

I was supposed to be women's lib, and now I'd exceeded it and gone over...

I was supposed to be women's lib, and now I'd exceeded it and gone over...

In those days, when you got boxed, that was it. A lot of old people...

In those days, when you got boxed, that was it. A lot of old people...

Everybody believes in psychiatry; it's supposed to be for our own good. Let psychiatry prove...

Everybody believes in psychiatry; it's supposed to be for our own good. Let psychiatry prove...

Politics is repetition. It is not change. Change is something beyond what we call politics....

Politics is repetition. It is not change. Change is something beyond what we call politics....

Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life...

Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life...

Psychiatry causes so much death.

Psychiatry causes so much death.

I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully.

I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully.

My sister said, You're making it hard for all us housewives in Nebraska.

My sister said, You're making it hard for all us housewives in Nebraska.