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Post by omaklackey on Oct 6, 2011 20:18:22 GMT -5
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Post by Heather on Oct 6, 2011 22:09:05 GMT -5
Great article.... Freud was a pretty smart guy, except for his whole "penis envy" thing. The only reason I'd want a penis is because that would mean I don't have girly parts to give me problems! But I'm sure penes come with their own problems. And yeh, some days I definitely feel like my uterus is traveling through my body to pull strings on my brain--at least figuratively.
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Post by JC on Oct 10, 2011 15:04:17 GMT -5
"In a fit of fury the female uterus went travelling through the body, causing all manner of emotional disturbances – hence hysteria, hysterical – and hysterectomy."
LOL isn't that what endometriosis is? The uterus flipping out and traveling through the body? HAHAHA
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Post by JC on Oct 10, 2011 15:05:20 GMT -5
"Electric vibrators were developed in the mid 19th century to help the overworked doctors and ease the hysterical women." WTF REALLY?!?!??!
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Post by hellsbells on Oct 10, 2011 15:10:31 GMT -5
Oh I heard that before too.
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Post by Karen on Oct 10, 2011 17:49:02 GMT -5
Yeah, I heard that before, too. My grandma used to have a super old one! I don't think she'd ever admit to it being for 'hysteria', but it was huge and was essentially a big 'ol vibrating box attached to springs that acted like a bracelet. Essentially, you'd strap the thing on to your hand, turn it on, and the vibrations would pass through the box through your fingers to whatever it was that you were touching. At the age I saw it, I didn't put two and two together, but looking back, I don't really want to think about my grandma using it!!
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