Hell I was growing up in the 90s thinking I was possessed by demons bc of my intrusive thoughts so I get why they thought that. Religious psychosis and all that.
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I feel like this was the default answer to most ailments back in the day.🤔
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I find that whenever a historical question about mental illness comes up it’s always labeled under female psychosis or demons and only one of them was an option so clearly it was the correct answer.
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Funny how childish these diagnosis were but then my conscious mind does sometimes feel a bit lost "inner child" 😊 scaring myself daily with my imaginatio
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As an OCD sufferer, I can wholeheartedly say I was DEFINITELY born in the right generation then!
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In 2011 I posted a video on YouTube about intrusive thoughts. At least one person commented telling me I needed an exorcism.
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That question was far too broad! People wouldn’t have thought OCD was demonically caused in 1850. Probably not in 1750. Probably 1650, definitely in 1450
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Doctor Elliott
Before the 20th century, OCD-like behaviours were often interpreted as:
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