Technoccult: Virus Behind Insanity?
A pair of authors suggest that the rise in mental illness since the 18th century is due to biological factors, possibly a virus: “Growing population and urbanization allowed the infectious agent — a virus or parasite — to spread more rapidly in the densely populated cities, they say.” Or it could…
..a VIRUS you say? …or perhaps a parasite? …interesting indeed
…wetiko virus..?
…gu syndrome…?
…djinn possession…?
..devil within…?
…the shadow self…?
…all one and the same…?
..and why do I have such clarity since the Landmark Forum? …particularly the Saturday afternoon exercise… ..I feel my body more… I notice how what I eat affects me more… I am definitely more present on a regular basis, if not fully… ..what did that do to me? to it?
Also, note the last paragraph:
The best explanation for the trend, they argue, is biological. They suspect an unknown infectious agent, and possibly other biological factors, such as “changes in diet and exposure to toxins.” Growing population and urbanization allowed the infectious agent — a virus or parasite — to spread more rapidly in the densely populated cities, they say.
(emphasis mine)
UPDATE: I noticed this article was published in 2002. Here’s one that seems relevant from 2010: http://discovermagazine.com/2010/jun/03-the-insanity-virus
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..a VIRUS you say? …or perhaps a parasite? …interesting indeed …wetiko virus..? …gu syndrome…? …djinn possession…?...
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