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Bertha Pappenheim was diagnosed with Hysteria by Josef Breuer (Sigmond Freud’s teacher). Breuer and Freud published together about the case. Treatment included morphine and sessions where she was prompted to tell a story (the doctor would provide the first sentence, like, “There was a boy….”). She recognized how much better she got after telling a story and called it am “Talking Cure” which later was incorporated into psychoanalytical terminology.
The “Hysteria” (yes, I’m remembering the song too) came over her when her father got sick and died. Her symptoms were fairly severe. See the Wikipedia page for more.
She got better and lived another fifty-five years. She went on to become a feminist, social pioneer, and, the founder of the Jewish Women’s Association!

The stuff I learn from TV mental bubblegum….