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12. No, I think it's unisex though a lot of the items on the list would only apply to women

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 10:19 PM

Dec 2018

but I doubt if "Fell from horse in war" would have applied to many females of that era.

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This list of reasons for admission to a "lunatic asylum" in the 1800s [View all] octoberlib Dec 2018 OP

Masturbation for 30 years? I'm done .. Lochloosa Dec 2018 #1

Looks like that's most of the dudes here on DU! Docreed2003 Dec 2018 #8

Also says suppression of masterbation doc03 Dec 2018 #11

WTF is that? Lochloosa Dec 2018 #14

Damned if you do, damned if you don't... LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #15

Rumor of husband murder, this whole list is straght up insane. dewsgirl Dec 2018 #2

Deranged masturbation? dflprincess Dec 2018 #3

Suppose they're reading a novel Harker Dec 2018 #5

I also see "Suppressed Masturbation" on the list. Mister Ed Dec 2018 #6

Ok, it's your "time of life" to go to the asylum dalton99a Dec 2018 #4

Uh oh. Harker Dec 2018 #7

Gathering in the head means meningitis ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #9

These are actually reasons for WOMEN obamanut2012 Dec 2018 #10

Here's the fact check on this from Snopes oberliner Dec 2018 #13

"Bloody Flux" is a winner. MrScorpio Dec 2018 #16

Parents are cousins? Pretty much everyone doc03 Dec 2018 #17

That's a West Virginia area code - 304 FakeNoose Dec 2018 #18