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Delusions: Why do people believe almost anything?
There are all kinds of delusions.
Here’s one: You believe you’re the star of a movie and that your life is being watched and recorded. Every second of it. And everyone around you – your family, friends, even strangers – they’re in on it. This is your life and it’s hell.
This unusual mental disorder, dubbed The Truman Show syndrome (after the movie starring Jim Carrey), was observed by psychiatrist Joel Gold in a number of patients. He along with his brother, neurophilosopher Ian Gold wrote about it.
On this podcast, Ian Gold explores this disorder and other kinds of delusions. The Truman Show…
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