Episode 007 - Cotard’s Syndrome: The Walking Dead Among Us

19/02/2025 40 min Temporada 1 Episodio 7

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What if your brain convinced you that you were already dead? That your organs were missing, your body was rotting, and you no longer needed to eat, sleep, or breathe? This isn’t the plot of a horror movie—it’s the terrifying reality for those suffering from Cotard’s Syndrome, also known as Walking Corpse Syndrome.In this episode of Hauntings and Happenings, we dive deep into the eerie world of Cotard’s Syndrome. We’ll explore its bizarre history, including its discovery by 19th-century neurologist Jules Cotard, and hear haunting real-life cases of people who believed they were trapped between life and death. We’ll also break down the science behind the syndrome, what happens in the brain to create this terrifying delusion, and the treatments that can bring patients back to reality—including some unconventional and shocking remedies.Finally, we’ll examine the philosophical and existential questions that Cotard’s Syndrome forces us to ask: If reality is just our brain’s perception, how can we ever be sure that we truly exist?Join us as we unravel the mysteries of one of the rarest and most unsettling psychological disorders known to science.🔮 New episodes every week!🎙 Follow & subscribe for more eerie explorations into the unexplained.Works Cited: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eoDKctG0eQLnasT2IbwF6UwofIrE84wdsu-o01xYalQ/edit?usp=sharing

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