I am working on an experiment, one that has been done before. However, this one is a bit different. I have faked a mental illness, one that was severe enough to get me institutionalized. I have someone who will visit me from time to time. He has agreed to type and publish my notes, without comment, without revealing who I am. Thank you so much Ryan.

For ethical reasons in the current field of Psychology, it would have been difficult for me to get any Psychiatrist or Psychologist to “stand behind” me on this, as had been done by other people in past experiments, so no professional in the field of Psychology knows that I am locked up in an institution, but I am here. Before being “put away,” I did go to a Psychologist who said I was fine. That was the day before being committed. I used my real name when seeing the psychologist. In order to create a safe guard, I went to a city where nobody knows me, and I made sure I had no ID on me the day I was committed. Ryan is my one link to the outside world, the only person who knows I am in here, and he knows my plan.

If anything were to happen to Ryan, my only hope would be escape. Escape would be a viable option, since I would return to my place in a community. Ryan will be handling my business affairs while I am away. I have ensured that he is properly compensated.

Check in was a horrible violation of my personal right to privacy. Imagine the worst possible kind of strip search; imagine the person searching you hates you and their job, ouch!