Bizarre Psychological Conditions
Can our brains trick us into lunacy?
4.4 (16)
36 mins
Explore the complex and fascinating world of psychosis, where the brain can mistake thoughts and feelings for reality. Discover how conditions like Cotard syndrome, alien hand syndrome, and out-of-body experiences can make people question their own existence and sense of self.
Ep 1:
Voices, Visions, and the Living Dead
Journey into minds that conjure voices, visions, and sensations from nothing—then meet those convinced they've already died, as Cotard syndrome erases the very sense of self.
Ep 2:
The Paranoid Architecture of the Broken Mind
Explore how psychosis dissolves reality into dream, birthing grandiose delusions and a chillingly clever defense: turning inner hatred into outside persecution to protect a fragile ego.
Discussions (24)
Sarah
Level 2 · 9 mo agoSaying antidepressants make people suicidal is such a garbage take! 💀 That is actually so dangerous.
Sloan
Level 5 · 9 mo agoShe heard Hitler's voice.
Theodore
Level 2 · 7 mo agoMy feeling is that Cotard syndrome is just extreme burnout. I know plenty of people who have been dead inside for years but still show up to work.
