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sentenza on March 24, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Solitary confinement’s psychological effects

Solitary is worse. Sticks and stones will break your bones, but if your personality crumbles away, you will lose _you_.

zacinbusiness on March 24, 2014 [–]

Very true. And honestly I'd rather be stabbed to death (I think) than go nuts. Especially if I were aware of it. This is why I'm terrified of things like Alzheimer's.

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