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MASS PSYCHOSIS - How an Entire Population Becomes MENTALLY ILL | After Skool

Sep 24, 2025
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Academy of Ideas
In this enlightening conversation, the Academy of Ideas, a content creator focused on history and psychology, delves into the unsettling phenomenon of mass psychosis. They explain how large groups can lose touch with reality due to fear and propaganda. The discussion touches on historical examples like witch hunts and totalitarian regimes, exploring the mechanisms that facilitate societal delusions. Furthermore, they offer insights on reversing such mindsets through personal sanity and collective action. It's a thought-provoking look at the delicate balance of reality in society.
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Psychic Epidemics Outpace Natural Threats

  • Carl Jung argued the greatest threat to civilization is our inability to handle forces of the psyche rather than natural disasters.
  • Psychic epidemics can be infinitely more devastating than physical catastrophes and lack adequate protection.
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Mass Psychosis Defined And Historic Examples

  • A mass psychosis occurs when a large portion of society loses touch with reality and embraces delusions.
  • Historical examples include the 16th–17th century witch hunts and 20th-century totalitarian movements.
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Fear Drives Psychotic Reordering

  • Floods of negative emotions like fear or anxiety commonly trigger psychogenic psychosis in individuals.
  • A psychotic break reorganizes experience into delusions that relieve panic but sever contact with reality.
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