Wednesday 13 February 2013

Paris syndrome

Paris syndrome is a rare psychiatric phenomenon that is precipitated by visiting Paris, the capital city of France. Symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, feelings of persecution, depersonalisaion, derealisation, anxiety, dizziness, profuse sweating and tachycardia. Japanese tourists appear to be particularly susceptible.

Here's a short documentary on the syndrome:

Paris syndrome


1 comment:

  1. "Their insanity is not their sickness their insanity is their protection".
    Is 'expectation' of ourselves, others, other's of us; perhaps our greatest undoing? for disappointment can only ever come of it. But through disappointment, surely what we think we have lost becomes our greatest find. If we dare to look perhaps we may find our selves.

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