- Hello, lovely people.
- Hi.
- We've got COVID.
- Huh.
- I know, It's very 2020 of us.
How unfashionable.
- Ugh, all these variants.
- Oh.
- Jessica brought it back from Ireland.
- I did.
I went to an EDS Society Conference.
Global Learning Conference.
To give a talk about advocacy.
Advocating for yourself.
And I advocated so hard, I got COVID.
- Oh well, hopefully it will blow away soon.
- But in the meantime,
I thought I would cheer myself up
by learning about beauty, physical culture,
and hygiene from the 1930s.
- Oh.
- Thanks to this wonderful book.
And whilst reading it, I came across
"Creating an impression of beauty
using your personality."
"Creating an impression of beauty is rather easier
than could be imagined at first."
Did you know that, Claudia?
- An impression of beauty?
- Yes.
- Not even, just, not beauty itself, just the impression.
- And according to this book
what you have to do is get rid of all of your neurosis.
- That's why you picked this up.
(Jessica laughs)
Jessica says I'm very neurotic.
- I didn't.
I mean, I do.
I do say that, but it's okay.
Me too.
So, what we're going to do
is take a personality test from the 1930s.
- Oh, okay.
- And see how we do.
Claudia's going first.
Do you usually feel well and strong?
It's yes/no, by the way.
Nah.
- I mean, not recently.
I mean, I've got COVID right now.
- "Not recently!" I mean,
but usually, all right.
- I mean, I normally always say I'm fit and healthy.
- No, yeah.
- I'm not as fit or as healthy as I would like to be.
- No.
- But on the general, like, spectrum,
I am pretty fit and healthy.
- Do you sleep well?
- Yes.
- Are you often frightened in the middle of the night?
- No.
- No. That's a bit random.
Are you troubled by dreams about your work?
- I used to be.
- Oh yes, when you were a dentist.
- When I was a practicing dentist
I used to have dreams about dentistry all the time.
- Teeth just coming to get you.
- No, no.
Now, I have anxiety dreams about travel.
- Oh, but we're not even like travel vloggers.
- I know.
It's normally when we travel.
Well then, then no.
- Good thing we're not travel vloggers then.
Oh, do you have too many sexual dreams?
- No.
- That's a bit out there.
- Too many. What's too many?
- What's too many, that's true.
Where's the barrier? Where's the line?
It doesn't tell us.
- It was just like, do you have nightmares?
Not about any quantity.
But then, do you have too many sexual dreams?
- Well, apparently a few is okay.
I'm, I'm going to say no, because-
- It's me answering what're you-
- Yes, but I think, I think
the barrier's actually quite high.
Do you ever walk in your sleep?
- No.
It's a lot about sleep in this quiz.
- Subconscious, you see.
- Do you have the sensation of falling when going to sleep?
- No.
- Wait, you don't?
- No.
- Don't we all?
Right before you fall asleep?
- Only sometimes.
- Oh.
- That made, that question,
the way it was worded
made it sound like it was every time.
- I pretty much, every time
before I fall asleep
I have the like- whoop!
- I only have that-
- What does that mean?
- I only have that feeling
if I'm trying to resist the sleep.
- Oh.
- And I'm like-huh!
- Well I don't try and resist sleep,
I just have insomnia.
Whomp!
- (Claudia) You do take a lot of medication.
- (Jessica) And then I fall asleep.
I, yeah.
Maybe I'm just high.
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Wait, let's uh, let's run through this.
Do you have queer feelings?
- Yes.
- Do your eyes often pain you?
- No. What do they mean?
- Isn't that just a question
saying, "do you need glasses?"
- "Do you need glasses?"
- I mean, you should wear glasses though
when you watch TV.
- I know.
And I can't see the boards on airports
or train stations,
which does get quite problematic.
It's probably why I have travel anxiety dreams.
I'm like where? What time?
- Because you can't actually see anything!
- Yeah.
- Do you think drinking has hurt you?
- Yes.
- Ooh!
(clock ticking)
Okay.
She's not going to expand.
- No like, I was like,
no I definitely think, like,
I drank in excess when my tw-
in my early twenties.
- Yeah.
- Fifteen to ten years ago
- Yeah.
- I think times have changed quite a bit.
And like, there was a lot of, like,
social expectation on like, of, of people
like my age at uni,
to just, like, go out and drink.
- Yeah. I find it-
- Was like, oh you're not like fun and-
- Weird.
- Cool if you're not going out drinking
and going out to Fresher's Week
and getting completely inebriated.
And there was like, you know,
like drinking challenges and drinking games
and it was all very much alcohol based.
- There was nothing else to do as well.
- Well there was only just,
Facebook had only just like, literally come about
and you could only have a Facebook account
if you were actually at university
and it was still very much-
- That's how old she is!
- And it was still very much used
in the sense of like,
setting up group communities
like the football community at UCL!
- Society.
- Or like, you know, like,
or arranging when you were gonna meet up.
And then you'd have a chat that you could chat to
like some of your friends on it as well.
There was no like other, so like, yeah.
- No I think every social event was just around
- Drinking.
- Alcohol.
And like I don't drink, and I never have,
so it's always been,
I always felt like I was really missing out
on those kind of bonding moments
because there wasn't anything to do.
There were no social events to go to
that weren't just revolving around alcohol.
I always found that so dull.
- Mhm.
I would drink to the point
that I would be like, throwing up on the night,
and then continuing to drink,
and then the next morning I'd be throwing up
'cause I was so hungover,
and I would just, like, have some paracetamol
and like by pretty much mid afternoon
I'd be back on the beer like
'cause people would be like,
"Oh hair of the dog!"
And I'd be going out again that night.
It was just awful.
- Ooh, that's not good for your internal organs.
- No.
And like now I just really don't even
enjoy drinking that much.
I'll, like, have a nice glass of wine
or like, yeah, like, I think, but I think like
the general mentality has shifted, hopefully.
- Yeah.
- Away from alcohol a bit.
- Do you often have the feeling of suffocating?
This is a very deep quiz.
Do you have continual itchings of the face?
- No! What is this quiz?
- Are you bothered much by blushing?
These are like wild ends of the spectrum.
- When I was younger,
like in my teens, I blushed a lot,
and I used to really,
and I still do, like if I feel like,
suddenly I can get really embarrassed, socially,
and I can just feel my face
getting really red and hot?
And then I get like,
and then that does bother me,
'cause I'm like, oh my god I look like a tomato.
- Oh my goodness.
Do you remember when you went to that hot yoga,
and then you came back and you were a tomato?
- Oh my god. And you saw me like,
- And it was like an hour after you finished the class.
- I know. Imagine what color I was
when I first left the class!
- I'm surprised they let you leave.
- They were like, get out.
Cool down!
- Are you bothered by fluttering of the heart?
- Fluttering of the heart?
- Fluttering of the heart!
- No.
(Claudia coughs)
- Do you feel tired most of the time?
- I mean, I would say yeah, like.
The last kind of few years.
Couple of years.
Like yeah, I do actually.
But is that because I've got COVID?
- Do you have a toddler?
- COVID right now,
and I've got a toddler
and I'm just like, feeling pretty tired all time.
- I'd go for yes.
Do you have fits of dizziness?
- No.
- Do you have queer and unpleasant feelings?
- They're not unpleasant!
- Oh!
Do you ever feel an awful pressure
in or about the body?
- No.
Okay, bad pains.
I'm gonna put yes for bad pains.
Apparently.
Do you have a great many bad headaches?
- No.
- Can I just say,
is this a test for chronic illness?
Because if so,
I'm gonna be ticking yes for most of this.
Don't love it.
- I luckily don't get too many headaches.
- No you don't.
Have you ever fainted away?
Yes. I have.
- Fainted away! Just fainted.
- Fainted away!
I've fainted away, I'm down, ah!
- I did that the other night.
I worked out,
well my sister worked out.
- Oh my goodness, yes. You had a faint away.
- I, I passed-
Jessica was in Dublin
and I was at home with Rupert.
And I was, at one o'clock in the morning,
I woke up, really desperately needed the toilet,
went, and then I passed out!
Like as soon as I stood up off the toilet.
- On the floor!
- And I woke up with like all my hair in my face-
- Not the first time she's done this either!
- Covered in sweat.
I was just like, oh my goodness.
I felt really quite queer.
(cymbal crash)
And, like, I was a bit worried.
I was like, oh gosh I hope this passes,
this horrible feeling.
And then the nex- and I was absolutely fine.
I was absolutely fine the day before.
And I was absolutely fine the day after.
Anyway, I told my sister about it,
and she was like, well it was a super moon.
And like therefore, the moon's energy.
And I was like, oh interesting.
Yeah, I think there's like,
you know, something to say about that.
Jessica's like uuuh.
Claudia's, like, new spiritual awakening.
- Yeah. Yeah.
Claudia gets her...
interests, in things.
And her latest thing is
spiritual awakenings. So.
- No! Energy healing and things.
- Energy healing.
I'm sorry darling.
- I went to a reiki-
- Her latest thing is energy healing.
- Well I don't think it's a coincidence.
I went to a reiki healer
and, then, like only a few days later
there was a super moon.
I had this like crazy episode
where I basically like flushed out my body
and then like passed out.
And then the next day I was enlightened
to like, book an acupuncturist appointment
with this, like, holistic acupuncturist.
- Mm.
- Who then like basically told me
I had like, some un-, like, processed grief in my body.
- Yeah.
- And I ended up like sobbing on the table!
- Yeah.
- So it was a lot!
- That is, it was a lot.
Yes!
- Back to my very insightful
depressing quiz.
- Have you ever been blind, half blind,
deaf, or dumb for a time?
- No.
- Have you ever had an arm or leg paralysed?
- No.
- It's so weird that you're gonna be like, uh yeah.
- I'm gonna do really badly at this quiz.
- Have you ever lost your memory for a time?
- Other than alcohol induced?
Does it count?
- Uh.
No. Probably not.
Did you have a happy childhood?
- Yes.
- Were you happy when 14 to 18 years old?
- Yes.
- Apparently you weren't a child.
It said happy childhood and then 14 to 18.
- Yeah. When someone says,
when someone says to me,
"Did you have a happy childhood?"
I do think pre-GCSEs,
to be honest, I think primary school years.
- I think childhood is just 18 and under.
- Yeah. But like when someone asks me,
"How was your childhood?"
The image that comes to my mind is when I'm like ten.
- Were you considered a bad girl?
- No.
- As a child, did you like to play alone
better than play with other children?
- I don't think I was like,
I mean obviously at home I played on my own
'cause my sister
was like four years older than me
and she didn't wanna play with me like,
- She had no interest.
- But if I was at school,
no, I played with my friends.
- Okay.
Did you ever have a strong desire to run away from home?
- No.
- Really harsh.
Do you get used to new places quickly?
(clock ticking)
- No.
- Yeah, I was like, tell the truth.
Do you think you've hurt yourself
by going too much with women or men?
(Claudia and Jessica laugh)
- No, I don't regret any of my sexual encounters.
- Wow. Okay.
This is, this is harsh.
It's the 1930s.
- How long is this quiz, my God!
- Have you ever had any great mental-
- Did you even read this quiz through
before we did this?
- Sev- I've got seven out of 116.
We didn't finish it.
- We did not finish the quiz.
Yes.
- I was halfway through.
- You were halfway through.
- I got seven.
- And you got seven.
- Yeah.
- And then double your score.
- Okay.
- Well done.
You have a no- a low neuroticism score.
Well done.
- Yeah, you always tell me I'm really neurotic.
- The next thing to think about is deportment.
Congratulations.
It used to be mentioned in school reports
and special attention was given to the matter
in finishing schools.
- Mhm.
- A gracious presence is an invaluable asset.
Cultivate the walk and movement
of a person of consequence.
Very important.
And in time, people will come to think of you as such.
Just pretend you're important, Claudia,
and people will think you're important.
- No, that is very much true.
Like, you have to believe,
you have to blow your own trumpet
before anyone else is gonna blow it.
- Absolutely.
- Like, you have to be your own self
like you said, your own advocate.
- Yeah.
Not only that, but the air of confidence
will become a natural habit
and away will go all the fears of diffidence and shyness.
- It's true.
You can actually, there's been lots of evidence
that, um,
if we tell ourselves, like, things like,
"I'm a good person, I'm great."
Like you know, like really positive things
you tell yourself.
Even though it sounds really cheesy,
apparently your brain starts to rewire
and it's like you start to listen
and believe those voices more.
- Yeah.
- And it overrides all the negative ones
where you're like,
"I'm not good enough. No one likes me."
Like so you just try and like, silence those
and say things like, "Everyone likes me"
"The most exciting person in this room."
I mean you don't have to inflate yourself too much.
- Yeah, I mean.
"I'm the best person!"
It doesn't have to be against other people.
- That's true.
- Think you are what you wish to become,
and in time that you will be.
Walk with your head up
and your shoulders back.
Thank you.
A well carried head will make your personality
stand out from the crowd.
Okay, carry your head well,
your personality will stand out.
Let your legs swing from your hips as you move.
Stand up, swing your legs.
- I'm so bad at doing my,
I can't walk with my hip, my hips.
I walk with my-
- Yeah, let your legs swing from your hips.
- What are you doing?
You're lumbering.
You're lumbering like a lumberjack.
- Not enough room in here!
- Do not fumble for chairs when sitting down,
and above all,
do not cross your knees when you get there.
You've never seen the queen?
- Is that 'cause they wear, like,
those pencil skirts and things?
- If you cross at the knees, you make your skirt lift up.
- Yeah.
- Whereas if you cross at the ankles,
your skirt stays where it is.
- Also, it's not actually meant to be good
for your circulation.
- It's really bad for your lower back,
as well.
- If you are a blonde,
sit with a black satin cushion behind your head.
If you are brunette, have a scarlet screen
or drapery to show up your dark coloring.
Well this is where we're going wrong darling.
- Oh no!
- We've just had creams up.
- We better change our entire house.
- It's quite a lot of useful advice in this book,
to be honest.
- I mean?
- There's a lot of, it's like, you know,
- I think some of it's like,
"Put powdered lead on your face!"
But yeah,
some of it's helpful.
Thank you so much for going in this deep dive today.
- You went- yes.
- Into your own psyche.
- Jessica was proven wrong
and I'm not actually that neurotic.
I'm an on average. Average.
- No, look how that turned out.
- If you had done the test, on the other hand,
you'd probably score very high for neurosis.
According to a 1930s picture
of what a woman with neurosis looks like.
- Which is really unfair!
Because someone with a chronic illness
cannot control that.
"Do you have pain?"
Yes, I have pain!
- My tummy hurts.
- Mm.
- I get weird gastric problems
when I've got COVID.
- You do.
You're so burpy.
- I know.
- She just lay in bed all night burping.
- The acupuncturist told me
I probably eat too much chicken
and I was like
I didn't know you could eat too much chicken.
She was like, "you're very gassy."
"Do you eat a lot of chicken?"
I was like, yeah.
- She does say that she would review it
at the next meeting.
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