Hysterical Female Handkerchief

Female hysteria was once a common medical diagnosis for women, which was described as exhibiting a wide array of symptoms, including anxiety, shortness of breath, fainting, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, fluid retention, heaviness in the abdomen, irritability, loss of appetite for food or sex, (paradoxically) sexually forward behavior, and a “tendency to cause trouble for others”. It is no longer recognized by medical authorities as a medical disorder.
Hysterical Female Handkerchief

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