Anxiety is the main cause of hysteria. A person suffering from hysteria suffers from seizures and often gets blackouts. This happens to people who are trying to run away from themselves; for what ever reason. In short a hysterical person is an escapist. This ailment; inflicts both the genders; however it is more common in women between the age 15 to 26 years. The symptoms are the clenching or grinding of the teeth, cramps, going haywire for no apparent reason and so on and so forth. Abnormal heart beat is another symptom of hysteria. A person suffering from hysteria often gets a feeling that some foreign body is stuck in the throat and gets a choking sensation.

However, there are some known herbal treatments for hysteria. The eating of black berry fruit is very good for people suffering from hysteria. Three kilograms of black berry should be soaked in jug of water. Then about 100 Gms of salt should be added to it. The jug should be placed under direct sun light for ten days. This water should be drunk after that and the fruit gormandized. Since, women are more prone to this ailment; they should repeat the treatment each week. This should be done till the symptoms persist. The imbibing of honey is also a very useful herbal treatment for hysteria.