{"id":65616,"date":"2025-09-20T15:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T19:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=65616"},"modified":"2025-09-20T15:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T19:11:16","slug":"mysteries-of-life-as-promised-mass-psychosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=65616","title":{"rendered":"Mysteries of life: As promised, mass psychosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I didn&#8217;t actually <em>promise<\/em> mass psychosis. At some point, though when coming up with the theory I still hold &#8212; about how many Americans are suffering from<a href=\"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/summary-of-events-causing-what-i-believe-is-serial-ptsd\/\"> PTSD due to the large-scale traumas which have pummeled us over the past decades &#8212; <\/a>I did promise to delve into the phenomenon of mass psychosis to see if it has existed in history and, if it has, can it identify and illuminate what we&#8217;re going through<em> as<\/em> mass psychosis.<\/p>\n<p>First, I asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perplexity.ai\/\">Perplexity.com<\/a> to define mass psychosis (I&#8217;ve bolded some relevant phrases):<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"defining-mass-psychosishysteria\" class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Defining Mass Psychosis\/Hysteria<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"marker:text-quiet list-disc\">\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><em>Mass psychogenic illness involves rapid spread of symptoms or delusions in a group, often <strong>triggered by social pressure, stress, or fear<\/strong>, rather than any physical cause.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><em>Historical episodes often arise in contexts of <strong>stress, uncertainty, or social tension.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>These incidents illustrate how powerful psychological forces can shape collective reality, sometimes with dramatic and tragic consequences.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative font-sans text-base text-foreground selection:bg-super\/50 selection:text-foreground dark:selection:bg-super\/10 dark:selection:text-super\">\n<div class=\"min-w-0 break-words [word-break:break-word]\">\n<div id=\"markdown-content-0\" class=\"gap-y-md after:clear-both after:block after:content-['']\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Mass psychosis and hysteria events highlight the profound effects of<strong> psychological contagion, misinformation, and social stress throughout history.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2665\u2665\u2665<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Okay, so my quest corroborates my sense that mass psychosis\/hysteria exists and has appeared at points in human history. Next, let&#8217;s see what those examples are and what were their possible causes. (Again, I&#8217;m taking this directly from Perplexity.com).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2663\u2663\u2663<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The Salem Witch Trials<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>In 1692\u20131693, colonial Massachusetts experienced the Salem Witch Trials, a notorious episode where accusations of witchcraft, driven by fits and strange behavior among young girls, led to the execution of 20 people and imprisonment of many more. This event is cited as a classic example of <strong>religious extremism, community fear, and group hysteria spinning out of control<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Dancing Plague of 1518<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>In Strasbourg, hundreds of people were afflicted by a mysterious compulsion to dance for days, with some reportedly dancing to their deaths. Historians debated the causes, but the event is recognized as a dramatic instance of <strong>mass psychogenic illness, possibly triggered by stress, famine, and superstition.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cWar of the Worlds\u201d Radio Panic (1938)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Orson Welles&#8217;s radio adaptation of H.G. Wells\u2019 \u201cWar of the Worlds\u201d led to widespread panic among listeners who believed an actual Martian invasion was occurring. Contemporary media reports exaggerated the scale, but the event remains an important example of <strong>broadcast-induced mass hysteria<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Mad Gasser of Mattoon (1944)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Mattoon, Illinois citizens reported strange smells and symptoms, fearing a \u201cmad gasser\u201d prowled the town at night; no perpetrator was ever found. Investigators later concluded the majority of cases were driven by <strong>psychological contagion, with physical symptoms fueled by media coverage and public anxiety.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve developed a fondness for this one, strictly because of the name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Other Documented Incidents<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"marker:text-quiet list-disc\">\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><em>The Irish Fright (1688) involved panic from <strong>rumors about marauding Irish soldiers.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><em>The Great Fear (1789) in France was a widespread panic of peasant uprisings at the start of the French Revolution.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><em>The Dancing Plagues, Witch Trials, and episodes such as the Blackburn faintings (1965, England), Tanganyika laughter epidemic (1962, Tanzania), West Bank fainting epidemic (1983), and mass school-girl outbreaks in Malaysia (1970s\u201380s) illustrate diverse geographic and cultural contexts for mass psychosis.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><em>Modern cases include <strong>mass panic during the COVID-19 pandemic<\/strong> and the Ganesha drinking milk miracle (India, 1995).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Comparison Table of Major Episodes<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-2 first:mt-0 [&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])+&amp;:has([data-inline-type=image])_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;:has(table)_[data-inline-type=image]]:hidden [&amp;_h1:first-of-type]:mt-8 [&amp;_h2:first-of-type]:mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"prose text-pretty dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium\">\n<div class=\"group relative\">\n<div class=\"w-full overflow-x-auto md:max-w-[90vw] border-subtlest ring-subtlest divide-subtlest bg-transparent\">\n<table class=\"border-subtler my-[1em] w-full table-auto border-separate border-spacing-0 border-l border-t\">\n<thead class=\"bg-subtler\">\n<tr>\n<th class=\"border-subtler p-sm break-normal border-b border-r text-left align-top\">Event<\/th>\n<th class=\"border-subtler p-sm break-normal border-b border-r text-left align-top\">Year(s)<\/th>\n<th class=\"border-subtler p-sm break-normal border-b border-r text-left align-top\">Location<\/th>\n<th class=\"border-subtler p-sm break-normal border-b border-r text-left align-top\">Nature of Hysteria<\/th>\n<th class=\"border-subtler p-sm break-normal border-b border-r text-left align-top\">Outcome<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Salem Witch Trials<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">1692\u20131693<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Massachusetts, USA<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Witchcraft accusations<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">20 executed, many imprisoned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Dancing Plague of 1518<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">1518<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Strasbourg, France<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Compulsive dancing<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Deaths, exhaustion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">War of the Worlds Broadcast<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">1938<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">USA<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Radio Martian invasion<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Public panic, media controversy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Mad Gasser of Mattoon<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">1944<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Illinois, USA<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Fear of toxic attack<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">No culprit found, panic subsided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Irish Fright<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">1688<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">England\/Wales<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Fear of Irish attacks<\/td>\n<td class=\"px-sm border-subtler min-w-[48px] break-normal border-b border-r\">Armed resistance, panic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"px-two bg-base border-subtler shadow-subtle pointer-coarse:opacity-100 right-xs absolute bottom-0 flex gap-2 rounded-lg border py-px opacity-0 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