“If a man is constantly perturbed in his own counsel, cold tremors afflict him repeatedly, he becomes depressed again and again…”
The beginning of a long list of symptoms from ancient Assyria preserved in cuneiform.
It feels somewhat familiar, not too far from some modern medical experiences
The beginning of a long list of symptoms from ancient Assyria preserved in cuneiform.
It feels somewhat familiar, not too far from some modern medical experiences
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I address anxiety as well in my thesis. It’s quite old now though. I’ve also written about the use of metaphor in descriptions of mood, which I think is an interesting way into understanding how people made sense of these experiences https://avarjournal.com/avar/article/view/1748
It may be one illness, or a few combined to make treatment easier to tailor.
A ritual bathing with various ingredients added to the water, like fish scales and various plants.