Many institutions dedicated to helping people with various mental health disorders sometimes were far from a place where people got help. Unfortunately, many asylums where just a place where people were discarded and were not treated for their supposed symptoms or disorders. Many people in these asylums were mistreated and subjected to terrible living standards that no human being should have to live through. Due to unethical practices and building conditions, many of these asylums were left to rot. The photos below are of such asylums that were abandoned, and by the looks of them, are what horror stories are made of. For more photos and stories about these abandoned asylums visit io9 here.

[Via io9]