Mad to Be Normal Page #4

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at your success?

Should I be surprised?

I'm told that at your

Kingsley Hall Mental Institution

you advocate treatment

for schizophrenics

without any kind of medication?

Kingsley Hall is not

a mental institution.

It's a small household of people

in different states of mind

who are trying to live together

in the absence of

power relations.

So no distinction between

doctors and patients?

Well there are doctors

and there are patients

but we're all living

together as people.

Sometimes doctors

need to be helped,

and sometimes those that we

call patients can offer comfort.

And how successful are you?

Well there's been no murders.

You sell thousands of

books on student campuses.

They call you the Acid Marxist.

Well I don't.

It's said your books are

on every student's bookshelf,

somewhere between

Castinada and Marx.

You're appearing

at the same concert

as The Grateful Dead.

You've even been called the

white Martin Luther King.

In the 10 seconds

we've got left,

have you a message for America?

Psychiatry is the

only branch of medicine

that treats people in

the absence of symptoms

and signs of illness.

It's the only branch of

medicine that treats people

against their will

and imprisons them,

and the madness of our patients

is a result of the destruction

wreaked upon them by us,

by them and themselves.

But madness need

not be a breakdown.

It could be a breakthrough.

Can be potentially liberating.

But people

need tranquilizers.

Tranquilizers

prevent communication.

How can you have a

dialogue with the mad man

if he's dead in the brain?

Sarah really hasn't

spoken for 18 months.

We tried to engage with her.

She doesn't eat so

we force feed her

and of course she's violent.

That's why she's here.

I'd like to see her.

Of course.

It would be interesting

to hear your assessment.

Hello.

Mind if I sit with you?

Do you mind if I, can I?

A little cooler.

I'm Dr. Laing.

You can call me Ronnie.

Do you want one?

I'll just leave one

there, if you, if you...

Sorry, do you mind?

It's quite comforting, isn't it?

Yeah.

Kind of like that rhythm.

Shall we have a wee chat?

It's difficult in

here, isn't it?

Does it give you a headache?

I, a chap I know in London is a,

he's a Indian

Acupuncturist, you know.

And all these points, we have

all these points everywhere.

There's just,

there's two in there,

if you can get them, it just,

it just..

This would give me

a headache in here.

Might just help.

Do you want, do you mind if I?

Do you mind?

Just here.

Just there.

This can be quite

nice, you can just,

just clears your

head a wee bit maybe.

Just like that.

Just like that.

Do you mind if I just?

If I can just get right, no?

I find it just does,

all these points,

there's a lot in your feet.

Do you mind if I, if I just,

just take your,

and just...

He tells me there's

a point in the foot

that is related to

every other bit of you.

Everywhere, if you

just find the right...

I mean, I'm not an expert.

But it used to be

quite relaxing.

I mean, you're stuck

in here all day.

How long have you been in here?

A long time?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Are you hungry?

I'm quite hungry.

Should we send out

for some pizza?

Hello, could you

get us some pizza?

Not too much cheese on mine,

I don't want to risk a migraine.

Sarah will, erm,

what do you want?

Mushroom?

Pepperoni?

Pepperoni.

Sarah will have

pepperoni, thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

Thank you.

What you did was

most unconventional

and highly unprofessional.

Professor, it's your job

to understand what

she's trying to say.

It's not her job to

try and understand

why you're filling her

full of tranquilizing sh*t

and locking her away.

Without this

tranquilizing sh*t,

as you call it,

most of our patients

would get no peace whatsoever

from their illness.

Is that right?

See, I just wonder who's

gettin' more peace.

Is it them or you?

- Sarah's condition--

- I'm not f***ing finished.

I think you are.

Here you are

mate, keep the change.

Oh cheers,

gov, very kind.

Did you miss me?

What is it?

Paul?

It's just too much.

You do look awfully tired.

Why don't you just, just

lie down and have a wee nap.

Go on.

Yes.

That's good, huh

And the demon waited

at the mouth of the cave

for the baby to be born

so that he could eat it.

You need some f***ing help.

Mhmm.

It'll eat your baby in all.

I don't have a baby.

What you lookin' at?

Hm.

Paul.

Paul.

Paul.

I, erm, I don't think I

can stay here much longer.

Before I help you with that,

if I can help you with that,

erm, you have to help me.

As far as I can see, in the

night you broke that vase.

But, I've been asleep.

You must have got

up for a piss then.

Angie loves that vase, she's

going to be really upset.

I don't...

I know how you like Angie.

What're we gonna do?

Well it looks

completely f***ed.

Aye, it is Paul.

We can, erm, try and fix it?

Try and fix it, aye.

Yeah.

Yeah.

If I put enough

glue on it, .

Yeah, it'll be fine.

Everyone wants a piece of you.

Don't you get tired of it all?

- In there.

Right here?

Oh god, it's everywhere.

Ohhh.

And what do we think of that?

That is beautiful.

That is just the ticket.

Very, very lovely.

And Humpty's back

together again.

Do you think people

might notice?

I'll dim the lights.

I feel a little better.

- Yeah.

Thank you.

Everyone!

Would anybody like

to sing a song?

No? You.

You look like you

can sing, come on.

One song.

Okay, I'll do it.

Aww, Angie.

Do you know, After You've Gone?

- Yes please, thank you.

Do you know this one

After you've gone,

and left me crying

After you've gone,

there's no denying

You'll feel blue,

you'll feel sad

You'll miss the dearest

pal you've ever had

There'll come a time

Now don't forget it

There'll come a time

When you'll regret it

Someday when you feel lonely

Your heart will

break like mine

And you'll want me only

After you've gone,

after you've gone away

Very lovely.

I didn't know you could sing.

- No, I can't!

- You kept that a secret.

It's a big secret.

I hate sharing you.

I want you all to myself.

You want to own me?

No.

But I do want more of you.

You can have as

much as you like,

as much as I can give you.

Can we talk?

Is that not what we're doin'?

If I were to have a baby

- No.

But, if I were?

Oh Christ, Angie.

I already got five children,

and don't see much of them.

Well that's your choice.

It was the mother

that I left, not them.

But if I were to have a baby,

our baby.

I can't stop you having a baby.

But would you, would you

like me to have a baby?

Would you like me to

like you having a baby?

See it's okay for you.

You have a family and

your, and your work

and the famous Dr. Laing.

What do I have?

A half finished PHD

and a tiny bit of you

If you want a baby, have a baby.

What's wrong with you?

You wouldn't have spoken to

me like this six months ago.

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