Hysteria
Hysteria According to the medical world, hysteria is a thing of the past, an outdated diagnosis that has disappeared for good. From the worldwide run on toilet paper to cope with coronavirus fears to…
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Hysteria
According to the medical world, hysteria is a thing of the past, an outdated diagnosis that has disappeared for good. From the worldwide run on toilet paper to cope with coronavirus fears to the overheated discussions about immigration and overwrought reactions to the levels of crime and disorder around us, we live in a culture of hysteria. This book argues that hysteria is in fact alive and well.Hyperventilating, we rush from one incident into the next - there is hardly time for a breather.
Irritating though this may be, hysteria needs to be taken seriously, for what it tells us about our society and way of life. While hysteria is typically discussed in emotional terms - as an obstacle to be overcome - it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. That is why Marc Schuilenburg examines what hysteria is and why it is fuelled by a culture that not only abuses,