In the year 1800 in europe, bill was experiencing hysteria: he had become blind, but he had no physical reason to be so. his doctor diagnosed him with an imbalance in his magnetic fluid. how was bill most likely treated?

Hysteria, on time of Sigmund Freud (Victorian Era) was a term coined for what today is called 'anxiety'. The fear or apprehension on what may happen next. Bill became blind without proper reason, in today's case, this is called Conversion Disorder. To treat, Bill must treat the source of anxiety first thru series of therapies.