Comments on: And I’m telling you you’re dead

By: Weekly Link Round-up ‹ Phire Walk With Me

Weekly Link Round-up ‹ Phire Walk With Me — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:20:41 +0000

[...] moderate whose agenda went little beyond the ability to sit next to white people on a bus.”And I’m Telling You, You’re Dead A psychological profile of two elderly patients who insist that their friends are dead, despite [...]

By: Unrequired Reading: The Return! | Virtual Memories

Unrequired Reading: The Return! | Virtual Memories — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:23:59 +0000

[...] The Odysseus Syndrome. (via @GreatDismal) [...]

By: Odysseus Syndrome – patients believe friends and relatives have died, despite them being around to prove otherwise (Mindhacks) | Autodespair

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:56:01 +0000

[...] From: http://mindhacks.com/2011/01/19/and-im-telling-you-youre-dead/ [...]

By: mother lover

mother lover — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:01:42 +0000

This actually sounds like a really intense and somewhat fascinating way to go through life.

By: Bradley Voytek

Bradley Voytek — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:58:39 +0000

This actually sounds somewhat similar to the Capgras delusion, which VS Ramachandran argues is due to a disconnection between the prefrontal cortex and amygdala. This, he believes, results in the person with the delusion still capable of recognizing loved ones, with all the associated memories of them intact, yet there being no “emotional content” associated with them. This leads people to believe that their loved ones have been replaced by aliens, or impostors. Or, in this “Odysseus Syndrome”, being dead, perhaps?

It seems like an obvious connection to me, and I’m surprised the authors of that report don’t at least mention it.

By: “And I’m telling you you’re dead” (Study) | senmes

“And I’m telling you you’re dead” (Study) | senmes — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:50:03 +0000

[...] Study: “Odysseus syndrome: nihilism by proxy” P. J. Connelly, C. Rodriguez-Castello, L. M. Robertson Article first published online: 4 FEB 2005 DOI: 10.1002/gps.1220 –> link see at http://mindhacks.com/2011/01/19/and-im-telling-you-youre-dead/ [...]

By: Telemachus Watches On - Plasma Pool

Telemachus Watches On - Plasma Pool — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:36:49 +0000

[...] cases of two women stricken with "Odysseus Syndrome"—in which, like Penelope after Odysseus returns, the suffer is convinced that a beloved who is [...]

By: A.H.A.

A.H.A. — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:15:43 +0000

This is some truly lovecraftian shit.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:51:39 +0000

This reminds me of how fragile our precious human life is, how easily one’s finely tuned balance can go off. Not to be paranoid, but our state of mind and our life are so impermanent, which reminds me to live as full and friendly a life as I can, in each moment.

By: kevin blumer

kevin blumer — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:11:29 +0000

pretty scary stuff can your mind really do them things to you my dad had altzimers the last time i seen him befire he died he called me arny hes been dead about twenty 30 years before i was even born it was scary at the time but his own mind could not remeber me or my name even i must of looked a bit like him