folie a deux?

i was just watching something about ayahuasca and decided to read up on it a little. i was just wondering if anyone had heard the term "folie a deux" or "folie a plusieurs", which translates into "madness shared by two" or "madness shared by many"? it's a psychiatric syndrome where two people share the same delusion.

anyways, i was reading up on ayahuasca and apparently it's one of the only hallucinogenic compounds to result in this documented phenomenon. i just found this pretty interesting and was wondering if anyone had heard of this! thanks

Shared Psychotic Disorder Isnt As Rare As You'd Think. Ever Here Of Aliens Spying On Someone? Abducting Them?

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/psychotic_disorder/hic_shared_psychotic_disorder.aspx

It's Not Restricted To Drug-Induced.

i know it's not restricted to drug-induced. and in the case of the ayahuasca use, the hallucinations brought on by the brew are shared. that is semi-rare as far as documented cases with a hallucinogenic compound. i know people being studied who received doses of dmt had similar hallucinations, which makes this more interesting because the ayahuasca brew that is taken includes leaves containing dmt.

Yes. DMT And Harmala As A MAOI Inhibiter. That's The Basic Brew.

Anyways, does anyone else find this interesting/have anything to add/have any theories?

Geuss Not. Hmm. I Dont Hear A Peep! Maybe Soon.

Ganjaglutin said:

Geuss Not. Hmm. I Dont Hear A Peep! Maybe Soon.

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i figured there were at least a couple other psychopathology buffs!

Not A Buff But It's A Great Interest To Me. But As Far As 'Psycho-' Goes I'm Most Interested In The Human Psyche. Taking A Pychoanalytic Theory Course.

that's awesome. i've read a bit about psychoanalysis and what it entails, but definitely not very well. that's freudian and jung type stuff, right? defense mechanisms and what not? i'm really interested in all the psychological disorders and i just found that bit about the shared madness thing very interesting. at what point does it stop being a psychological syndrome and start delving into something unknown?

trippymonkey said:

that's awesome. i've read a bit about psychoanalysis and what it entails, but definitely not very well. that's freudian and jung type stuff, right? defense mechanisms and what not? i'm really interested in all the psychological disorders and i just found that bit about the shared madness thing very interesting. at what point does it stop being a psychological syndrome and start delving into something unknown?

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My man as far as I can see the world, everything is the unknown and there is no way to know it unless you experience it. I don't believe in a spiritual world or nothing like that, it is merely a chemical that effects your body and mind. And no evidence proves anything phenomenal.

Peace

People Have Been Dead For 7 Minutes Before And Said That They Saw A White Light. Then Everything Went Black And The Next Thing They Knew They Woke Up On The Operating Table. Crazy Huh.

Ganjaglutin said:

People Have Been Dead For 7 Minutes Before And Said That They Saw A White Light. Then Everything Went Black And The Next Thing They Knew They Woke Up On The Operating Table. Crazy Huh.

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I don't quite know what your getting at here Ganjaglutin, are you bringing up DiMethylTryptamine near death experiences or are you trying to refute my argument?

Peace

Mr.Kushman I Dont Know How What I Said Could Refute What You Said But My Last Sentence Pretty Much Explained Why I Said It.

Ganjaglutin said:

Mr.Kushman I Dont Know How What I Said Could Refute What You Said But My Last Sentence Pretty Much Explained Why I Said It.

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Ah, it might be in the delivery. Yeah, you said "because" and it should be, "inspite of", I think. Anyway you'll clear it up when you get to it. HAHAHA. Jk. But yeah I misread it, or took that "weird. Huh." the wrong way.

PEACE

Because???

Ganjaglutin said:

Because???

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Because I thought you were trying to be difficult.

Peace

I Said "Because" But I Should Have Said "Inspite Of".

Ganjaglutin said:

I Said "Because" But I Should Have Said "Inspite Of".

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No I was just rambling. haha

peace

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Ganjaglutin said:

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Have you ever seen a show called An Evening With Kevin Smith. Well in the second one he tells a story about Bruce Willis, and that what Bruce Willis says. It's not as good out of context, but its fucking humorous. Check it out if you want to, there is an abundance of torrents out and about.

Peace