A woman as stiff as a plank, held by the neck and ankles between two chairs while her uterus is assumed to prowl around her body like a wild animal, and a drag queen, delivering a slick and formatted performance on TV, show the subject of Hysteria has always been fascinating to audiences. But today's celebrated hysterics are more of a postmodern pastiche of something that was once considered mysterious, while those uncelebrated carry the burden of a range of recognised and understandable topics, many of which we'll discuss in more detail later in the series. This episode is a concise dip into the origins of psychoanalysis.

We discuss:

The extinct idea of the uterus having untamed free will.

The above as an excellent excuse to bring up the Oedipus Complex.

Borderline Personality Disorder.

Based on 'Hysteria' by Julia Borossa.

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