read that schizophrenia is a cultural disease, where in the West we understand it as dangerous voices of crazy people, so when people get then they fit in the expectation and have dangerous voices. while in other places they show up as helpful voices, think I read of a case when the voice told the woman that hearing voices is strange and go talk to a doctor, then said goodbye when she began her meds and never heard that voice again.
read that schizophrenia is a cultural disease, where in the West we understand it as dangerous voices of crazy people, so when people get then they fit in the expectation and have dangerous voices. while in other places they show up as helpful voices, think I read of a case when the voice told the woman that hearing voices is strange and go talk to a doctor, then said goodbye when she began her meds and never heard that voice again.
they are called Culture Bound Syndromes
NOW I KNOW WHAT RUNNING AMOK MEANS!!!
The examples listed are wayyy more obscure than schizophrenia also this hot take
Some researchers have suggested that both premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and the more severe premenstrual dysphoric disorder(PMDD), which have currently unknown physical mechanisms,[27][28] are Western culture-bound syndromes.[29][30] However, this is controversial.[29][31]
In the middle of a bunch of ultra niche examples
Idk something feels off
https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/voices-heard-people-schizophrenia-are-friendlier-india-and-africa-us
I think that’s a better source for the schizophrenia statement
NOW I DO TOO. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH TODAY THANK YOU MR TENTACLES
instead of blaming my farts on the cats i am going to blame them on an evil tiger spirit tonight. let’s see how the wife reacts. will report tomorrow.