Comments on: Possessed: Poisonous Gas or Psychiatric Disorder? http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/possessed-poisonous-gas-or-psychiatric-disorder/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Nopke http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/possessed-poisonous-gas-or-psychiatric-disorder/#comment-12396 Nopke Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:26:08 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1985#comment-12396 Can be just another dumm incorrect article, facts are missing. Why would you want to believe those articles? I can write a lot like this about daily situations here in Holland ... just a matter of focus and letting out the facts which would have turned them into very normal situations .. not worthy to be news. People saying I love you to eachother .... some will find that normal, others will find that romantic, cute etc ... and again other people will find that a psychiatric disorder, at least a symptom ... ... the why for the latter reasoning is not that difficult ... if you know where it comes from. Some drink theirselves into the other not so normal states .. they are even willing to pay for it ... whereas those that got in that state due to other reasons end up on a ward or such .. ward .. bar ... what's a word ... Can be just another dumm incorrect article, facts are missing. Why would you want to believe those articles?
I can write a lot like this about daily situations here in Holland … just a matter of focus and letting out the facts which would have turned them into very normal situations .. not worthy to be news.

People saying I love you to eachother …. some will find that normal, others will find that romantic, cute etc … and again other people will find that a psychiatric disorder, at least a symptom … … the why for the latter reasoning is not that difficult … if you know where it comes from.

Some drink theirselves into the other not so normal states .. they are even willing to pay for it … whereas those that got in that state due to other reasons end up on a ward or such .. ward .. bar … what’s a word …

]]> By: ReliegiousMarie http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/possessed-poisonous-gas-or-psychiatric-disorder/#comment-12385 ReliegiousMarie Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:20:45 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1985#comment-12385 two people had this at the same time...well sounds to me like some nasty chemical ink-gas at the Denim factory...and the boss is scared for claims....or the workers playing it out cause they dont want to meet the bosses silly work-demands....either way, it´s nasty... two people had this at the same time…well sounds to me like some nasty chemical ink-gas at the Denim factory…and the boss is scared for claims….or the workers playing it out cause they dont want to meet the bosses silly work-demands….either way, it´s nasty…

]]> By: Berber Anna http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/possessed-poisonous-gas-or-psychiatric-disorder/#comment-12381 Berber Anna Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:07:56 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1985#comment-12381 tash: See a few posts down, the one about the dancing plague. Mass hysteria seems a likely answer -- once people are convinced they are possessed (a conviction strengthened by the behavior of those around them), they will start acting as though possessed. tash: See a few posts down, the one about the dancing plague. Mass hysteria seems a likely answer — once people are convinced they are possessed (a conviction strengthened by the behavior of those around them), they will start acting as though possessed.

]]> By: Serial Insomniac http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/possessed-poisonous-gas-or-psychiatric-disorder/#comment-12379 Serial Insomniac Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:40:21 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1985#comment-12379 It is a bizarre circumstance, but there could be a number of rational explanations. It could well indeed be a psychiatric disorder of some description but could also be a physical health problem that also has psychiatric manifestations. For example, I knew a man that had a minor stroke that send him "mad" to the point where he had to be sectioned. I understand that he exhibited similar symptoms to Sadia. Not that I am saying she suffered a stroke necessarily, just that there could be a number of health problems that could have contributed to this incident. Interesting article whatever the circumstances. It is a bizarre circumstance, but there could be a number of rational explanations. It could well indeed be a psychiatric disorder of some description but could also be a physical health problem that also has psychiatric manifestations.

For example, I knew a man that had a minor stroke that send him “mad” to the point where he had to be sectioned. I understand that he exhibited similar symptoms to Sadia. Not that I am saying she suffered a stroke necessarily, just that there could be a number of health problems that could have contributed to this incident.

Interesting article whatever the circumstances.

]]> By: tash http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/06/possessed-poisonous-gas-or-psychiatric-disorder/#comment-12377 tash Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:07:27 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1985#comment-12377 that's really interestin. I wonder what the sceptic point of view is on that? that’s really interestin. I wonder what the sceptic point of view is on that?

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