You can’t have depression and anxiety if we torture you every time you show symptoms, am I right guys ? I mean, you either feel better or we shock you for hours and hours, likely causing other irreversible psychological problems and even deep cerebral damage as a bonus.
If I remember correctly, It mostly targeted women. Hysteria was also a catch all word for when a wife or a daughter wasn’t obedient enough and it was really a way to assert control over women.
You can’t have depression and anxiety if we torture you every time you show symptoms, am I right guys ? I mean, you either feel better or we shock you for hours and hours, likely causing other irreversible psychological problems and even deep cerebral damage as a bonus.
The scary part is that this “treatment” was acceptable for multiple mental disorders up until the 1960s.
If I remember correctly, It mostly targeted women. Hysteria was also a catch all word for when a wife or a daughter wasn’t obedient enough and it was really a way to assert control over women.