Electroconvulsive Therapy's Shocking Origins

Electroconvulsive Therapy's Shocking Origins

Today, electroconvulsive therapy is still used to treat those struggling with severe depression, bipolar II, schizophrenia, and other treatment-resistant disorders. An estimated 100,000 people are treated annually across the U.S. Nevertheless, ECT carries stigmas due to its tarnished and sordid history, marred by inhumane and forced procedures, torture, and wild experimentation. We investigate ECT’s controversial past, how the practice has been abused, and how it’s evolved since. Go to http://earthbreeze.com/30mm to get 40% off when you subscribe. Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% off your subscription. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Why the Island of the Dolls is One of the Creepiest Places on Earth

Why the Island of the Dolls is One of the Creepiest Places on Earth

Legend has it that La Isla des las Muñecas, a dark tourism hot spot, is where a young girl was tragically found drowned to death. The dolls that decorate the island serve as both a tribute and a warni...

12 Mar 202434min

Spooky and Morbid Stories from YOU

Spooky and Morbid Stories from YOU

Have you ever had something creepy happen to you or a family member that you can’t quite explain? If you’ve got a spooky story to tell, or like hearing other people’s, then this is the episode for you...

5 Mar 202440min

Incorruptibility: Sainthood's Freshest Corpses

Incorruptibility: Sainthood's Freshest Corpses

How would you react if you saw a dead body that, after a year, still looked like the person had died just yesterday? What about after five years? A hundred? This type of preservation, called incorrupt...

27 Feb 202435min

Coffins Vs. Caskets: What's the Difference?

Coffins Vs. Caskets: What's the Difference?

Ever wondered what exactly differentiates a coffin from a casket? So did we! We get to the bottom of things. Six feet under, to be exact. Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code 30MM for 35% off pol...

20 Feb 202433min

Revisiting the Creepy Clown Panic of 2016: No Laughing Matter

Revisiting the Creepy Clown Panic of 2016: No Laughing Matter

A rash of creepy clown sightings reported across the U.S. sparked nationwide mass hysteria, resulting in police patrols, curfews, and locals seeing red (noses). Looking back, was this actually real te...

13 Feb 202432min

Send Us Your Morbid & Spooky (Real) Stories!

Send Us Your Morbid & Spooky (Real) Stories!

Got a creepy or scary story to share? Maybe you work as an embalmer in a funeral home, or took a trip to a haunted locale? Perhaps you saw a ghostly figure late one night outside your window and can't...

7 Feb 20241min

Talking to Ghosts: Interview with Real Life Paranormal Investigator, Sapphire Sandalo

Talking to Ghosts: Interview with Real Life Paranormal Investigator, Sapphire Sandalo

Occultist and paranormal researcher Sapphire Sandalo joins us to talk about her experience with Magick, communing with the spirit world, Filipino folklore, and what it's like to investigate hauntings ...

6 Feb 20241h 4min

The Lost Wonders of the Ancient World

The Lost Wonders of the Ancient World

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World hold an air of mystery and continue to capture our imaginations today. Marvels of antiquity, most were destroyed, and with them, chapters of our history and bein...

30 Jan 202450min

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