![]() Gilman attempted to endure the “rest cure” treatment and did not write or work for three months. The goal of the treatment was to promote domesticity and calm her agitated nerves. Weir Mitchell believed that nervous depression was a result of overactive nerves and ordered Gilman to cease all forms of creative activity, including writing, for the rest of her life. She was referred to Silas Weir Mitchell, a leading specialist in women’s nervous disorders in the nineteenth century, who diagnosed Gilman with neurasthenia and prescribed a “rest cure” of forced inactivity. In 1887, shortly after the birth of her daughter, Gilman began to suffer from serious depression and fatigue. “ The Yellow Wallpaper” is an exaggerated account of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s personal experiences. ![]()
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