Hysteria, Part 1

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast

Hallie Lloyd

Cryptid, Serialkiller, Science, Disease, Medicine, Scary, Skeleton, Historyofmedicine, Social Sciences, Ghost, History, Medical, Anthropology, Monsters, Archeology, Murder, Creepy, Skeptic, Paranormal, Prison

4.8 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we discuss the supposed Ancient Greek origins of Hysteria, a common psychiatric diagnosis of females from the 18th to the early 20th century. We also cover how the symptoms of hysteria were interpreted in the Medieval era.

NOTE: This episode contains discussions of female anatomy, masturbation, sex, misogyny and religious persecution.

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0:28.3	This episode contains discussions of the female reproductive system, sex, masturbation,
0:34.4	misogyny, and religious persecution.
0:36.9	If these subjects aren't things you want to hear
0:39.2	about, you may want to skip this episode. Also, the themes touched upon in this episode are complex,
0:46.5	elements that might not have been contentious then, are now. Therefore, discussing them and
0:52.4	forming conclusions involves a level of objectivity, which can be hard to achieve from a modern perspective.
0:59.2	Please keep these difficulties in mind.
1:16.6	Humans are fascinated by gore and violence, but even more so the mysterious and unsolved.
1:20.6	Interest in these disturbing and unpleasant subjects is called morbid curiosity,
1:25.6	and it has gripped hundreds of people throughout the ages.
1:29.3	I am one of those people.
1:31.8	My name is Hallie, and this is the Morbid Curiosity podcast.
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