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[–] [email protected] 80 points 3 months ago (4 children)

For whatever reason this reminded me of culture bound syndromes, illnesses which only occur within certain cultures thought to be caused by unique stresses and beliefs found only within that culture.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Reminds me I read once that the voices people with schizophrenia hear are kinder and funnier and more benevolent for those who don’t live in the industrialized West

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I'd be interested to read that...the characteristics of someone's hallucinations or delusions are 100% culturally bound and linked to their personal experience, but I don't know if it's as cut and dry as kinder and funnier in non-developed countries. I've encountered many folks with schizophrenia in the US who experienced psychosis they did not find in any way distressing, for example, and abuse and trauma also absolutely happen in all countries and will similarly contribute to fearful/frightening psychotic symptoms in all countries.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

From what I hear the thing that helps or hurts is cultural understanding of what a disembodied voice is. If you start hearing voices and think demon you hear what demons would say, but if you think ancestors guiding you, you hear what you think they’d say.

Idk if alters from DID work similarly though

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Yes and yes! I wish I could easily find it.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago

Hahaha the image of the guy bored out of his mind and the witch just pulls his cock off and he doesn't even notice. Oh and the cock box next to the witch. Love it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Now I'm sad that the article doesn't mention the country I'm from :(

Fucking eurocentric medical community

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago

Does this cause you anxiety?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But most of those I see listed aren't in Europe?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yep because as stated in the article it was believed that they don't exist in European society for a long time

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Okay I see what your saying. That Europe just felt it was normal so none of the European countries got one, and that's why you feel left out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah Europeans would have seen cultural bound mental illnesses as universal. And to a certain degree, the absolute hegemony of European cultures means there’s a chance that what would’ve been European culture bound mental illnesses spread with European cultures.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The entirety of western psychiatry and psychology is based on the European version of mental health issues...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just looked at that article and it lists examples from all over the world, including Africa, Asia, and the Middle East...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yep, which makes me feel even more left out :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

I always ask people:

"Are we so selfish and important that it just so happens OUR time is the [best/worst] time?"