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Collective Hysteria: When Fear Becomes Contagious

Ash & Lynn Episode 167

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Can fear actually spread from person to person?

In this episode, we're diving into the bizarre world of collective hysteria, when groups of people begin experiencing the same fears, symptoms, or behaviors, sometimes without a clear physical cause. From strange historical outbreaks and community-wide panics to cases that have happened much more recently, we're looking at just how powerful group behavior can become.

What causes these events to start? How do they spread so quickly? And what happens when fear, expectation, and the people around us begin influencing what we experience? We're exploring some of the strangest cases of collective hysteria... tune in!

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