"Virginia Woolf /Through the Looking Gla"(CC BY -SA 2.0) by Christiaan Tonnis “She suffered from major onslaughts of the illness and in almost all (possibly all) of these attacks she attempted to kill herself.” (Lee, Hermione) She had ample problems starting from depression, anxiety or a sudden faint, headache, back ache, an attack of influenza or a high temperature. A reluctance to eat and severe weight loss was one of the most extreme symptom out of these physical problems. Her first breakdown took place in the year 1895 after Julia’s death. The treatment and remedies which she has provided in later life severely affected her personality, nature, behaviour, writing and politics. Ultimately her illness has become her language. Later it was came to know that her physical condition was badly torturing her soul and mind. She tried to kill herself by jumping out of the window. She started hearing horrible voices after her first nervous breakdown....
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