Psychogenic death : how to kill the loss of the will to live?
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Psychogenic death is a horrible condition that occurs when a person refuses to live. It is important to note that this is not a suicide and the state is in no way associated with depression. In fact, it is an act of rejection of life, which usually occurs within a few days or weeks is a real condition. Scientists believe that psychogenic death is often associated with severe trauma. So, there are cases where people have died after three days or three weeks after a serious injury that forced them to radically rethink the desire to live. The broad public this syndrome is known as «voodoo death», as often observed in some tribes where people believed that they were cursed. Today, scientists distinguish five stages that accompany psychogenic death, and in 2018, the world saw the world's first study of this phenomenon. According to the obtained results, in a state of psychogenic death, the person perceives the desire to die as a rational act. But how is that possible? Is it really possible to die, just lost the desire to live?
It Is possible. At least that is the conclusion reached by scientists from the University of Portsmouth in the UK in the study , severe trauma can lead to disruption of the anterior cingulate cortex in some people. As explained by the study's lead author, in an interview , the motivation for life is necessary in order to cope with life's difficulties, but if this fails, apathy is almost inevitable.
However, even if you are in a state of psychogenic death, dying optional: for example, physical activity can give people the feeling of restoring choice and control over what is happening and can help to break the terrible cycle that can lead to death. All because of dopamine – a neurotransmitter associated , which is produced during exercise.
For the First time psychogenic death was described in 1942 by psychologist Walter cannon of Harvard University, who noted that this condition is often caused by fear of the supernatural due to the violation of the rules. So, the people brought a curse especially in front of everyone – for that shaman should just wave the wand – often really dying for several days. cannon believed that the victim could not determine the classic reaction to danger – fight or flight, that led to death. It is important to note that the syndrome psychogenic death is not recognized by some scholars.
Self-hypnosis, as it turned out, could kill.
Stage voodoo death
Dr. Leach has identified five psychological stages of progressive decline that leads to death:
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- Social withdrawal, usually follows an emotional shock, which the person thinks that a reasonable solution to this situation does not exist. This is a very passive state is characterized by withdrawal from social interaction, insensitivity, indifference and self-centeredness. Very often this condition is observed among ex-prisoners immediately after capture. If we don't act, death occurs on average three weeks after the first stage, but may occur earlier. the
- Apathy – the person in this condition suffers from serious melancholy and lack of energy. He no longer cares about self-preservation and instead plunges into a deep demoralizing melancholy – painfully-depression, melancholy. the
- Apulia occurs when a man does not only lack motivation, but almost no emotional reaction to such an extent that no desire to talk. being in a state of psychogenic death, the person becomes extremely introverted, doesn't want to help yourself and others.
- Psychic akinesia – this state is reached when a person is awake, but is such a deep apathy that even severe pain as from a blow, will not cause any reaction. People in the psychic akinesia is not only clean, but often just lies there in his own filth, the researchers found. the
- In the final stages of psychogenic death includes a complete rejection of life. It is believed that those who have reached this stage, may lie in their own excrement and nothing — no conversations, no use of force nor entreaties would make a person want to live. As you know, when the prisoners in the concentration camps reached the last stage, they had hidden a cigarette to smoke. Because the cigarettes were extremely valuable and can be exchanged for food, the smoker looked upon as someone who really gave up. Death usually occurred within several days.
a Strong belief in the reality of curses really can kill
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