Ever wondered what it’s like to live with disorders that most people have never even heard of? Join us on the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast as we explore some of the strangest and most fascinating mental health conditions out there. In this episode, we’ll share stories that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the human mind. From recent hypnotism events in Illinois to trying out a new whiskey called "Old Soul," there's a lot to uncover in this engaging and informative show.
Get ready for an eye-opening discussion on mental disorders that often escape the public eye. We'll unravel the curious cases of Stockholm Syndrome and Lima Syndrome, diving into their origins and real-world examples like the Stockholm bank robbery of 1973 and the Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima, Peru. Through personal reflections and thought-provoking anecdotes, we’ll illustrate how complex human psychology can be, especially under extreme circumstances.
But that's not all—we'll also tackle unusual psychological phenomena such as hoarding and Paris Syndrome. Ever seen "Hoarders" and wondered about the emotional attachment people have to their accumulated items? Or heard about Japanese tourists experiencing severe culture shock in Paris? We delve into these topics, shedding light on the cultural and emotional impacts these conditions can have. Additionally, we'll talk about the importance of pet adoption, featuring Watson from Detroit Dog Rescue. Tune in, change your thinking, change your life, laugh hard, run fast, and be kind!
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Change your thinking, change your life! Laugh hard, run fast, be kind. David R. Wright MA, LPC, CHT The Motor City Hypnotist
Ever wondered what it’s like to live with disorders that most people have never even heard of? Join us on the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast as we explore some of the strangest and most fascinating mental health conditions out there. In this episode, we’ll share stories that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the human mind. From recent hypnotism events in Illinois to trying out a new whiskey called "Old Soul," there's a lot to uncover in this engaging and informative show.
Get ready for an eye-opening discussion on mental disorders that often escape the public eye. We'll unravel the curious cases of Stockholm Syndrome and Lima Syndrome, diving into their origins and real-world examples like the Stockholm bank robbery of 1973 and the Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima, Peru. Through personal reflections and thought-provoking anecdotes, we’ll illustrate how complex human psychology can be, especially under extreme circumstances.
But that's not all—we'll also tackle unusual psychological phenomena such as hoarding and Paris Syndrome. Ever seen "Hoarders" and wondered about the emotional attachment people have to their accumulated items? Or heard about Japanese tourists experiencing severe culture shock in Paris? We delve into these topics, shedding light on the cultural and emotional impacts these conditions can have. Additionally, we'll talk about the importance of pet adoption, featuring Watson from Detroit Dog Rescue. Tune in, change your thinking, change your life, laugh hard, run fast, and be kind!
FIND ME: My Website: https://motorcityhypnotist.com/podcast My social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motorcityhypnotist/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCjjLNcNvSYzfeX0uHqe3gA Twitter: https://twitter.com/motorcityhypno Instagram: motorcityhypno FREE HYPNOSIS GUIDE https://detroithypnotist.convertri.com/podcast-free-hypnosis-guide Please also subscribe to the show and leave a review. (Stay with me as later in the podcast, I’ll be giving away a free gift to all listeners!)
Change your thinking, change your life! Laugh hard, run fast, be kind. David R. Wright MA, LPC, CHT The Motor City Hypnotist
Speaker 1:
In this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast, matt, we're going to talk about bizarre mental disorders, okay, yeah, and it's going to be just what it sounds like. Aren't all of them kind of bizarre? Well, I mean, you know, depression, I mean, they can all be bizarre depending on, but these are out there a little bit.
Speaker 3:
All right, yeah Fair enough.
Speaker 1:
I came across this article I was reading and I'm like, oh, that'd be good for a podcast. It's just things that you don't hear about very often and some things you may never have heard of. But yeah, we're going to talk about that and you know, as usual, we'll give away free stuff. Hang in there, folks, we'll be right back.
Speaker 2:
Get ready for the Motor City hypnotist, David R Wright. Originating from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, he has hypnotized thousands of people from all over the United States. David R Wright has been featured on news outlets all across the country and is the clinical director of an outpatient mental health and hypnosis clinic located just south of Detroit, where he helps people daily using the power of hypnosis. Welcome the Motor City Hypnotist, David R Wright.
Speaker 1:
What is going on, my friends? This is David Wright, the Motor City Hypnotist. We're back with another episode of the Motor City Hypnotist podcast. Hello, hello, matt Fox, that's the other voice you hear? Yes, yes, it is. We're here on the podcast your Voice, southfield Studios doing a podcast. We're trying something new that I just picked up oh yeah, it's Old Soul and we're probably going to break that out during man Cave at some point. Yeah, I would imagine yeah you guys can give it a try. We had that, wasn't that a limited barrel?
Speaker 3:
It was a select, it was a pick Select barrel, it was a pick, that was done.
Speaker 1:
So I thought I'd try the original. So far it's. You know, it's spicy, it is, it's got a bite.
Speaker 3:
It does have a bite. I added some ice into mine already because I really need to work tomorrow, the ice is going to help.
Speaker 2:
Yeah, yeah, it will yeah.
Speaker 1:
Okay. So, folks, let me tell you where you can find me. My website is MotorCityHypnotistcom. Prom season is just about ending. Well, for me it is ending because I did my three shows. I was just in Illinois over the weekend. Shout out to A-Town High School in Galesburg, illinois Interesting Great group of students and volunteers. We had a blast. It was super cool. Yeah, good show In Illinois, in Illinois. Yep, right on the border it's western Illinois. Okay, you made it, you Illinois. So you know you made it. Yeah, I got there and got back, so I got a little break. In two a week and a half I start grad season and that's going to be chaos for about three weeks straight.
Speaker 3:
Yep, I won't, I'll be hearing some great stories.
Speaker 1:
Oh yeah, oh yeah, and I'll be hitting a bunch of local schools. My first one which I've done before, grand Blank. We had a great time last year with them, so I've done them for a couple of years, so I'll be back. That's my first one of the run on a week from Saturday and I'll be busy until June 11th, I think. Excellent, fantastic.
Speaker 1:
So, yes, if you are late minute needing a hypnotist for your grad night, motorcityhypnotistcom. There you go, check on shows. You can book it online. You'll get a quote in minutes, you can book it, sign it, pay for it, everything online, sweet, cool, do it. My social media, facebook and YouTube are both MotorCityHypnotist, and Snapchat and Instagram are both MotorCityHypno. That is H-Y-P-N-O. And for your free hypnosis guide, which we give away all the time every show, text the word hypnosis to 313-800-8510. That's like 313-800-8510. And it'll come right to your phone. Actually, if you're on your phone or your computer, I don't know if you can text on your computer. You probably can If you have a texting program or something. Yeah, yeah. So a big thing is wherever you're listening, whether it's on whatever podcast platform you're on. Um, give us a, give us a review. That that helps tremendously, in fact, I. I just said. I did this show in illinois over the weekend. I already got a couple reviews on it, which is fantastic, from the parents.
Speaker 1:
yeah, yeah, sweet, and then I may get some from the kids because I I a banner, like you guys have your podcast, your voice banner. I have one of the exact same setup but my stuff on it. In fact, I think it's the exact same brand. It's got that swivel thing in the bottom and that pole that hooks underneath and, yeah, it's the exact same type of sign but my stuff on it. So, yeah, we'll see. We may get more and leave a review and connect, join, link, whatever you do on your platform, so you get the show whenever it drops. Sweet.
Speaker 3:
Alrighty, that's my word of the night. Sweet, sweet, it's time, here we go. That's how winning is done.
Speaker 1:
Something in your eyeball? Yeah, I a like an eyelash in my eye or something say it's your finger, but yeah, it was. Yeah, I think I hopefully. Hopefully I got it, otherwise I just that's on camera.
Speaker 2:
I'll just be a pirate for the for the rest of the rest of the show all right, all right, this is a cute story, um kelvin and Matthew Busbis.
Speaker 1:
Kindness on surveillance, cam. Oh, I'm sorry, skip, that that was the caption under a photo that I didn't print. I'll be right back. Yeah, the man in the purple shorts only wanted to step outside for a quiet moment of prayer whilst waiting for his coffee, but ended up attracting the attention of the young man in the gray sweatpants. The meeting produced an incredible moment that fortified the man's faith in humanity, which is a strong statement. But that's what he said.
Speaker 1:
The story from the Baton Rouge starts when Matt Musbis woke up to the fire alarm outside his condo complex. Throwing on whatever clothes he had lying around, he ran outside only to find it had been a false alarm. Figuring that the rude awakening was irreversible, musbis decided that, regardless of his unkempt appearance, he would go get a coffee and start his day. It was about that time that young Kelvin Ellis had entered an eyeglass shop next door with his father, but stepped out while his father was getting his eyes examined. Meanwhile, busbis, who had placed his coffee order, went outside for a morning prayer and stepped aside to the corner of the outdoor sitting area to have as much privacy as possible. That's when the young boy, ellis, spotted him and I started to slowly open my eyes and there's a kid coming at me about my height, gray sweats, holds up his fist up, busbis said, adding that, rather than flying into his chin, the fist was holding a dollar bill. And I go. What the boy said if you're homeless, here's a dollar.
Speaker 1:
Nine-year-old Kevin Ellis Jr recalls telling Busbis I always wanted to help a homeless person and I finally had the opportunity. Not only is Busbis not homeless, but he's developed several outdoor brands that have been sold in deals, together worth upwards of $100 million. Ellis, on the other hand, possessed only that $1, which he received from his father for good grades. Busbis told CBS News' Steve Hartman that he had not felt faith in humanity to that strong of a degree in a very long time, felt faith in humanity to that strong of a degree in a very long time. As a reward, busbus took Ellis for a snack at the coffee house, then surprised him with a 40-second shopping spree in the sporting goods store Buckfeather, which he currently runs. 40-second, yeah.
Speaker 1:
I know 40-second shopping spree.
Speaker 2:
What is?
Speaker 3:
this a TV show.
Speaker 1:
Maybe Among smaller items, ellis grabbed a compound bow and a new bike but said none of it is what he had planned to spend his money on. Joy, because I helped someone. Ellis said Give something away and you feel like you've got a lot of things from it. Okay, there's a lot of merit to go around in this beautiful story Busbis for his generosity, ellis for his kindness and the boy's father for teaching him such valuable wisdom. If indeed he did. That's what the story says.
Speaker 1:
Okay, so the kid thinks this guy's homeless. I don't know if you're the front part of the story, matt. I can recap it real quick. Go for it. Guy heard a fire alarm, jumped up, just threw clothes on sweats, t-shirt, looking kind of unkempt and ruffled At point. He thought I'm just gonna go get my coffee and start my day. Uh huh, then the kids saw him out so the guy put in his coffee order and he said he went outside to pray. So he found this isolated spot outside the coffee shop and the kid came up to him with a dollar, thought he was homeless. Oh my goodness, to give it to him while he was praying for something.
Speaker 3:
Yeah, well, he's praying, yeah but the guy ends up.
Speaker 1:
The guy has businesses worth $100 million.
Speaker 3:
Oh, wow.
Speaker 1:
So I mean it's fortuitous. It's almost like destiny in a way. Yeah, that this kid is looking to help somebody, gives a dollar to who he thinks is a homeless dude, but is actually a millionaire.
Speaker 3:
Right yeah, homeless dude, but is actually a millionaire, right, yeah, I'll tell you what, being in the banking industry as long as I was uh-huh. You know you get a lot of characters coming through the bank. I'm sure you do the biggest thing and you know those days have passed. But the biggest thing that I would explain to my team would be you can't just judge them as they walk in the door. They're there for a reason, you're there you're here for a reason You're there.
Speaker 3:
You're here for a reason. If you automatically judge them by their appearance and it's got to be every single person every single time you treat them with respect, we would say you know, welcome to the bank, or what have you? Sure, you're walking them into your home pretty much. These are strangers and you get to know these strangers.
Speaker 1:
Oh, absolutely yeah, but if it's somebody you've never met before.
Speaker 3:
You just can't judge a book by its cover.
Speaker 1:
Well, this is a good example. I mean, the kid did judge, but he was. He did judge, but he was attempting to do something nice.
Speaker 3:
Yes, he was. Yes, he was Not to take that away, even though he misjudged?
Speaker 1:
Yes, exactly, but you never know who you're going to run into. Like you said, the guy in the sweatpants and wrinkled shirt might be a millionaire.
Speaker 3:
You never know. No, what is that story I hear about? Somebody got on a plane and they were just the smelliest person ever and you know, he happened to be a millionaire. He just had really bad hygiene. Oh, no, and he sat next to somebody next to the plane.
Speaker 1:
Well you think he'd you know.
Speaker 2:
Well, you think he'd. You know, we won't get into that.
Speaker 1:
Everyone's different, Everybody has their own things. So to the kid, kelvin Ellis, yes, and Matthew Busbis, the business owner, definitely Winners of the week. Winners of the week for sure, thank you.
Speaker 3:
That's how winning is done.
Speaker 1:
Yes, it is All right, good story.
Speaker 3:
I'm really intrigued. So back to it. So we're going to talk bizarre.
Speaker 1:
So we're talking about bizarre mental disorders. Now, a couple of these you may have heard of. Honestly, I've heard of I'm just going to go through. I think there's 10 on the list, Okay, and actually this technically could be a top 10 list, but I didn't bill it as that. No, you did not. I've only heard one of these of the 10.
Speaker 3:
Oh, okay, so being in mental health for like 32 years.
Speaker 1:
So we'll start with the first one, and you probably all know this and have heard of it Stockholm Syndrome. It is a bizarre mental disorder. It's a psychological response Typically seen in hostage situations. Right, you fall in love with your when the hostage becomes sympathetic or loyal or compliant with their abductor Right. So in the syndrome is, it can also take place. Not necessarily in a kidnapping or hostage situation, it can be. It can happen in families too, like with abusive spouses Right, or an abusive parent. That can also happen that way. Do you know what the syndrome is named after? Matt?
Speaker 3:
Well, I know of Stockholm, Germany, right, sweden, sweden. Sorry, I don't know my geography, but yeah, I don't know.
Speaker 1:
So it's named for Stockholm, sweden, okay, and it happened in 1973. That's where the term originated. Okay, so in Stockholm, sweden, bank robbers held employees hostage for five days, from August 23rd to August 28th of 73. Who held who hostage? There was a bank robbery, oh, bank robbery, and they held everybody in the bank as hostages for this five days. The victims became emotionally attached to their victimizers, even defending them after the fact. When they were freed, they were defensive of the people who had held them captive. They only got five bucks.
Speaker 2:
I know.
Speaker 1:
Let's listen to this. This is where it really hits home. Okay, after the gang was tried and sentenced to jail, one of them married a woman who had been one of the hostages. Yeah, I believe. Yeah, that blows my mind. When I read that, I'm like Uh-huh, uh-huh. That that blows my mind. When I read that, I'm like, wow, that is, that's a bit. That's a bit kooky, that is kooky. Yeah, that's bizarre.
Speaker 3:
That is, you know they. They felt something somewhere.
Speaker 1:
Probably one of the most famous examples is Patty Hearst. Patty Hearst, yes, do. Is Patty Hearst? Patty Hearst, yes, do you know Patty Hearst? Vaguely? Yes, okay. Patty Hearst was a millionaire's daughter who got kidnapped in 74 and developed a relationship with her captors, okay, and later took part in another robbery they did, she helped them. Eventually Someone has to drive. Well, I mean, you know, it is kind of a bizarre thing because you would think somebody who is keeping you, kidnapping you, keeping you prisoner or hostage, that there would be no feelings of sympathy or positivity towards these people.
Speaker 3:
We just watched the worst movie on Netflix last night.
Speaker 1:
That's a bold statement, Matt.
Speaker 3:
Well, aside from Rebel Part 2, Rebel Moon.
Speaker 1:
Part 2. Okay.
Speaker 3:
But it was called Rust Creek, and if you want to save an hour and a half of your life, that's absolutely the best idea. But the young lady was being held captive and ended up becoming sympathetic, empathetic too, oh yep. But they were their captor, but they weren't at the same time. So it's kind of borderline Stockholm.
Speaker 1:
Syndrome Okay, okay.
Speaker 3:
But yeah, just don't even waste your time with it, yeah.
Speaker 1:
All right. So yeah, stockholm Syndrome Again. We've all heard of that and honestly, there are some things in there. I didn't know that one of the hostages married their captor, that one. I didn't know that and I knew Stockholm Syndrome originated in Sweden back in the early 70s.
Speaker 3:
Is that a gun in your pocket or you just happened to hold me captive?
Speaker 1:
Oh great, Odin's Raven.
Speaker 3:
Maybe. Yeah, it's hard to say what happened?
Speaker 1:
This old soul's growing on me, is it's hard to say what?
Speaker 3:
happened this old soul's growing on me, is it yeah?
Speaker 1:
Oh, with the ice.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, I put a few cubes in there, a couple cubes, yeah. So what's the next one? Next one is Lima Syndrome. L-i-m-a. Lima Syndrome. Okay, the exact opposite of Stockholm Syndrome. Well, this is where the hostage takers become more sympathetic to the plights of the hostages. Okay, yeah, it's named after the Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima, peru, where 14 members of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement that's a mouthful. That is a mouthful MRTA took hundreds of people hostage at a party at the official residence of Japan's ambassador to Peru. The hostages consisted of diplomats, government and military officials and business executives of many different nationalities. Okay, um, they happen to be at the party. And and this this one is is more recent. This situation began on December 17th of 96 and ended on April 22nd of 97. So you're talking about months.
Speaker 1:
That's a long time You're talking about four months of being a hostage. Yeah. Within a few days of the crisis, the militants released most of the captives with seeming disregard for their importance, including the future president of Peru and the mother of the current president. After months of unsuccessful negotiations, all remaining hostages were freed by a raid by the Peruvian commandos, although one hostage was killed.
Speaker 3:
So the whole Lima, so the whole.
Speaker 1:
Lima. One is opposite of Stockholm syndrome, where the aggressors become sympathetic to their hostages. Geez, yeah, all right. Yeah, I, I mean, and honestly I I that's when I've never heard of that I've never heard the opposite of stockholm syndrome, that's. That's a first for me, david, these pronunciations. Forgive me, but some of these are a bit, uh, a bit tricky all. What's the next one? Diogenes, diogenes syndrome, diogenes syndrome. Yeah, okay, diogenes was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived in a.
Speaker 2:
This is funny.
Speaker 1:
He lived in a wine barrel, what? And promoted ideas of nihilism and animalism.
Speaker 3:
Keep throwing some grapes in here. Go ahead, promoted ideas of nihilism and animalism. Keep throwing some grapes in here.
Speaker 1:
Go ahead. Famously, when he was asked by Alexander the Great what he wanted most in the world, he replied for you to get out of my sunlight, I got it. So Diogenes Syndrome is a condition characterized by extreme self-neglect, like your guy in the airplane, yeah. Yeah. Reclusive tendencies, okay. Compulsive hoarding, sometimes, of animals, okay.
Speaker 3:
It is mainly found in older people and is associated with senility. Okay, so they're senile at the same time. Well, it's associated with that. It doesn't mean they are senile.
Speaker 1:
Okay, so they're senile at the same time. Well, it's associated with that. It doesn't mean they are senile, okay, so it's associated. It could happen at any age, but it tends to happen more with older adults Diogenes syndrome, and the story states it's actually a misnomer, since diogenes lived an aesthetic and transient life and there are no sources to indicate he neglected his own hygiene, but nevertheless the name stuck and that's what it's called. So again, reclusive, self-neglectful, a hoarder. So if you've ever watched hoarders on TV, these are the type of people Got it.
Speaker 3:
Yeah, yeah, I just pulled that up. It does occur in both men and women. Yeah, the excessive hoarding, the dirty homes, like I said, poor personal hygiene? Yeah, withdrawn from life and society. Okay.
Speaker 1:
Okay, okay. These people who end up being hoarders and probably would fall into this syndrome typically have had some sort of loss or trauma and and their stuff, it's what gives them comfort and being in that hoarding environment.
Speaker 3:
it makes them feel secure, right, even though you can't move, you can't, you know we did watch one episode of uh hoarders and yeah, the the dad in the episode had I think it was ceiling fans. Oh, and he had brand new ceiling fans in the basement, in the box he just couldn't get rid of. He just really knew that he was going to use them one day and he'd had them for 30 years.
Speaker 1:
Okay, so not likely. He's going to use them Right.
Speaker 3:
But there were so many, so many.
Speaker 1:
I don't know if you saw the hoarders where the guy it was an old guy who'd lost his wife and it was a sad story and and and you know. But his, his home, was infested with rats like hundreds, hundreds Like secret and them type stuff, yeah yeah, and they were in the walls, they were holes in the walls, they come in and out, but but he didn't want to get rid of any of them because they for him, he, he loved them, yeah, you know. And but you know, with that many rats running around there, you know half of them were dead and there's feces everywhere, you know which that's sad.
Speaker 1:
And it is sad because when I, when I, it's quite, pungent stings the nostrils.
Speaker 2:
Yes, I would yes.
Speaker 1:
But yeah, it's a sad thing, but but yeah, you know, you know, talk to him. Well, the big thing is and I'll say this because I have had some experience, and in fact this is it's been a while now, I'm going to say over 10 years I had to call CPS because I am seeing a child who is 10. But throughout the course of our first few sessions, he would say things to me just like because I say something about bed, and he'd be like oh, I don't have a bed.
Speaker 1:
I'd be like oh, where do you sleep? He goes. Typically I just sleep in a chair. I'm like okay, but then, as we got more into it, he lived in a hoarder house. We found out, wow, Boy.
Speaker 2:
Yeah, and that's tough.
Speaker 1:
It's tough to deal with Very.
Speaker 3:
All it's tough to deal with, very, all right. Next, what's the next one? We're getting bizarre.
Speaker 1:
This is very specific and, again, I'd never heard of it and I would have no idea how this would come about. I'm ready for it. Paris Syndrome Okay, now, this has nothing to do with Paris, the City.
Speaker 3:
Does it have to do Paris Syndrome? Wait, let me guess, let me guess. Does, let me guess? Does it have to do with watching movies that star Paris Hilton?
Speaker 1:
No, well, well, no, no, don't shut me up. No, it is not All right, but some people might fall, might have that.
Speaker 3:
Okay.
Speaker 1:
We'll call that Hilton syndrome.
Speaker 3:
Okay, well, I'm looking at what it is right now. Okay.
Speaker 1:
So this condition is exclusive to Japanese tourists, okay, and nationals. What happens is they go to this big city and they have mental breakdowns because of the hustle and bustle and population. So millions of Japanese tourists visit the city every year and around a dozen every year suffer from this reaction and they have to be returned to where they came from.
Speaker 3:
So used in quotes. It's kind of like a state of severe culture shock.
Speaker 1:
Yes, used in quotes. That's it. Yeah, it's exactly it. Well, and I'm reading you probably have the exact same article. I do, matt, because the next sentence is condition is basically a severe form of culture shock. In quotes yes, so polite Japanese tourists who come to the city. They can't separate their idyllic view of the city from the reality. So it's almost like they have this pre-painted picture in their mind of what the big city is like. Sure, and when they get there, it's not what that's like at all. Right, and when they get there, it's not what that's like at all. They are sadly disappointed. They get in there and what happened?
Speaker 3:
Yeah, this is a mess. They go to New York, they look up and they're like I'm getting dizzy because the buildings are just always looking up. Well and plus it's just masses of humanity.
Speaker 1:
And here's the other thing that happens Typically they're more passive as a culture and, um, so let's say they come. They come into contact with a rude waiter. They don't know how to handle that. That it overwhelms them because they, they, they will bottle up the anger because they typically won't show that in public, right, and that's more of a cultural thing. And listen to this the Japanese embassy has a 24 hotline for tourists suffering from culture shock. Yeah, yeah, I can see that. Now think about that. What if that happened here?
Speaker 3:
Okay, explain that question.
Speaker 1:
What if we had people that go to New York or LA or even Detroit and flip out? Most people would be like well put me in a pussy. You know, that's what they would say, right, yeah, I mean there would be. No, I don't think there would be any empathy towards them. Empathy, I think there's them.
Speaker 3:
I don't know if a you know, if the they were to make that phone call to the police station or to a hospital. Hey, I'm having some really difficulties trying to adjust on this vacation to your city. What are some of the resources that I can tap into? I don't think they would know the answer to that question.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, I would think so, and I don't know how many people would actually make that call, because at that point you're so overwhelmed emotionally and mentally. Turn around and take your ass home at that point it's like yeah just get out and I will say this probably falls into some form of, you know, I'm not going to say antisocial, but just having that aversion to crowds and socialization. And yeah, and most of the time these people are, they're isolative, they don't want to be out in a big place with a lot of people.
Speaker 3:
So, then, to protect oneself, you know, from the potential of, maybe, if you're susceptible to like changes and going on a, on a trip, or what have you Prepare yourself Right?
Speaker 1:
Do your due diligence Well, do research, you know see, yeah, learn as much as you can, so you know what to expect. So it's not as, but even so, it's just an odd one Because, again, this is this is specific to Japanese tourists. That's so weird.
That's why you know it's crazy. I don't know what's going on.
Speaker 3:
Wow Okay.
Speaker 2:
Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, okay, next one. So Stendhal syndrome S-T-E-N-D-H-A-L. So Stendhal syndrome, it's a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and hallucinations, usually when art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is in a single place. So again, it's being overwhelmed by seeing something. It's an overreaction? Yes, definitely an overreaction.
Speaker 3:
You see something and it's really mind-blowing. It's beautiful. Yes, you're faint of heart. You're, you know your. Your heart skips a beat.
Speaker 1:
It's almost like they feel too much. Yeah, that that's kind of the the, the way I like to look at it. Okay, and and definitely it's it's. It's also a term that's used to describe reactions similar, Like when when somebody is is just overwhelmed by the natural beauty in the world, like if they're I don't know, maybe they're in the redwood forest and they just get so overwhelmed by it that they start having these psychosomatic symptoms.
Speaker 1:
The first time I saw you, I had Stentholm syndrome. Oh, that would be a great line, Matt, you have a brain like a chicken.
Speaker 1:
I had loss of consciousness. You made me faint when I first met you, stendhal. So this is named after. Stendhal syndrome is named after a famous 19th century french author, stendhal, who described his experience with this phenomenon during his 1817 visit to florence, italy. It to Florence, italy, in his book. Oh, and he wrote a book from Naples to Florence, a Journey from Milan to Reggio, something like that so he actually wrote about it because he had that. He had this phenomenon, this Stendhal syndrome, again being overwhelmed by beauty.
Speaker 3:
It's a clinical phenomenon in which the presence of something, a beautiful piece of work or architecture, causes those moments.
Speaker 1:
Yes, causes causes this physiological response that is similar to a panic attack? Yeah, yeah, that the symptoms are exactly the same, okay yeah, so do you treat that differently than you would?
Speaker 3:
uh, anxiety or panic?
Speaker 1:
I think we would treat it as far as just being the ways to treat. It would be similar Mindfulness training, visualization, relaxation techniques, things like that. If I had somebody with this, what I would do is as a therapist, I would introduce them to things and get them used to seeing bigger things, if that makes sense Like work up to it.
Speaker 3:
Come on, baby, let's go to the DIA.
Speaker 1:
Don't go to the Louvre right away.
Speaker 3:
Just go to the library and see a couple kids' pictures. Whatever?
Speaker 1:
Let's go to the DIA and get our Stendhal on. Well, yeah, yeah, you could do that and just do a little bit. Yeah, it's like I always got Ease into it. Yeah, definitely ease into it, and it's exposure therapy. That's really what it is To get people more used to the feeling and not have it go as far.
Speaker 3:
I like that. I guess you could say I probably in my lifetime I've had experiences like that, just not knowing what it was Right.
Speaker 1:
So what were the things that you think? Not knowing what it was Right. So what were the things that you think? What were you seeing when this happened?
Speaker 3:
Right, well, one, the SR-71 at the Air and Space Museum in DC, at the airport, the second Air and Space Museum, and then right behind it being one of the oh, I can't even speak right now.
Speaker 1:
Too much old soul there, Matt yeah.
Speaker 3:
The space shuttle sits right behind the S-171. Oh, yes, yes, and the visual is stunning, and those of you into the aeronautical things, it's stunning.
Speaker 1:
Absolutely stunning. I'm going to sound totally like a geek, which I am, but you know, where I saw that, seeing the original Starship model at the Smithsonian.
Speaker 3:
Yeah, that is there. Uh-huh, it's an amazing place. You go to the regular Air and Space Museum?
Speaker 2:
Yeah, it's great the history.
Speaker 3:
You've got the spirit of St Louis and you've got all the stuff hanging from the walls, yeah, but you go to this other location, second location John Mulaney hates second locations, right?
Speaker 1:
But this is a fantastic second location.
Speaker 3:
John Mulaney hates second locations, right, but this is a fantastic second location yes, yes, but they've got stuff you could just walk right up to it.
Speaker 1:
You're standing four feet away from the nose of the space shuttle, and you know what's the thing for me that blows my mind on that. You're looking at this vehicle that was in space, yeah, and it's right there. It's right there. You can just about touch it.
Speaker 3:
What really got me is I read this book. It's called Skunk Works and it's all about the stealth technology that was developed through, you know, for Vietnam, the SR-71, the bomber. Yep, you know all that technology was started in the 60s Yep, yep, and they had the research center in the middle of a bog. And it was the smelliest thing. That's why they call it skunk works. Ah, yeah, and on the back of the plane, on the tail of the SR-71, is their insignia. It's a skunk, seriously.
Speaker 3:
And that's the actual plane that made the trip from California to DC. It's quite pungent Stings, the nostrils.
Speaker 2:
And that used to be top secret time.
Speaker 1:
Oh yeah.
Speaker 3:
Absolutely An hour and a half that way from California to DC, going 30,000 feet up, right? Anyways, that's where I had my stendal moments.
Speaker 1:
So I get this and honestly, I never knew there was a term for that or that it was that big of a deal. I like that. Alrighty folks, I think we're about. I think we're about halfway through this list so that's perfect timing. So what we're going to do is we're going to finish up bizarre, bizarre mental disorders, our mental disorders.
Speaker 1:
We're going to finish that up next episode. So those of you on Facebook live, stay here. We're going to be right back and record our second episode. Those of you listening on whatever platform you're on, you can skip ahead to the next episode or wait till Tuesday or Thursday when the next one drops. So before we end this episode, somebody needs a home. Okay, who is it? Watson? Watson. Watson needs a home. Watson was just born. It's a puppy. Oh, it's a lab mix. Okay, it's male. Um, he will be about 60 to 70 pounds. Okay, dog friendly, yes. Cat friendly, unknown. Kid friendly yes, activity level is medium high. It's a puppy. Does he have a watson syndrome? Oh, my gosh, do you want to see watson? Yes, you'll want him. You'll want Watson. This is Watson.
Speaker 3:
Oh, come on, man, I have a pulmonary valvular stenosis.
Speaker 1:
Watson needs a home.
Speaker 3:
Oh, Watson is actually Watson.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, here I'll let you look closer.
Speaker 3:
Matt, there's actually something called Watson syndrome and it's called and it's well of dull intelligence. Actually, 20 years ago, watson described three families with a condition characterized by pulmonary vulvalver stenosis, cafe au lait patches and dull intelligence.
Speaker 1:
They have a brain like a chicken.
Speaker 2:
Honestly yeah.
Speaker 3:
Right, anyways, okay, watson is adorable. Yes, isn't he? Ugh, it's a lab mix. Yeah, you know, he's such a puppy, it's tough to see what the mix is.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, it's tough to see what he may look like.
Speaker 3:
You know it says cat-friendly. Unknown At that young of an age, there'll be a friendly cat-dog.
Speaker 1:
Well, as long as they're introduced soon, early. Yes early on. That's the big thing and that's the most important thing.
Speaker 3:
All right, fair enough.
Speaker 1:
All right, so anyway, watson DetroitDogRescuecom Adopt. Watson needs a home. Adopt, don't shop, yep, adopt Don't. No pet stores, no breeders Yep, he's ready.
Speaker 3:
Yay.
Speaker 2:
Yay Watson.
Speaker 1:
All righty, all righty. People live, people stay on Everybody else. You can catch the show on Tuesday or Thursday or skip ahead to the next one. In the meantime, change your thinking, change your life, laugh hard, run fast, be kind. We'll see you next time.
