The Drug That Turned Victorian Women Into Ghosts - STRANGE HISTORY FOR SLEEP
171K views · Aug 24, 2025 · Education
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@strangehistoryforsleep · 1 year ago · pinned
🌙 Still curious? If you enjoyed this, try “The Drug That Turned Victorian Women Into Maniacs” next.<br>🕯 Another Victorian addiction told by the fire.<br>👉 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHg2jjiOKoU&t=3">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHg2jjiOKoU&t=3s</a>
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@BlackLacedHolly · 1 year ago
“Life is a condition that requires a little anesthesia” - Freddie Mercury
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@billfairless6256 · 1 year ago
Having 10 kids in eleven years probably didn't help.
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@christinerobbins9376 · 1 year ago
"Opium pairs beautifully with solitude and silent resentment" should be embroidered on tea towels 😂
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@taebundy658 · 1 year ago
The dry humor sprinkled throughout this presentation has me laughing instead of sleeping but that’s okay….. falling asleep with a faint smile is welcomed. 😊
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@dsoule4902 · 1 year ago
So mother has always had a little helper
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@millalovesgreen · 1 year ago
Problem is <br>Those stories are so fun for me I can’t sleep
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@sage6269 · 1 year ago
"You stand, and the floor rises to meet you." 😂😂😂 I've had my share of those moments
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@williewonka6694 · 1 year ago
Laudanum was used to reduce pain from wounds during and after the civil war. Addiction became known as "Old Soldier's disease"
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@victoriachristine226 · 1 year ago (edited)
“Pale, Polite, & Preferably Unconscious by Tea Time” is a whole vibe. It’s hard to watch someone else live your dream…200 years ago.
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@cynthiafila6846 · 1 year ago
love it it was used for everyrhing even your husbands existence 😂
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@CatherineBirch-m5r · 1 year ago
Laudenum sounds like fun. It's a pity it's not sold at your local chemist anymore.
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