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From Mewing to Mogging: The Psychology of Looksmaxxing

Looksmaxxing has gone from an obscure internet term to a full-blown beauty obsession, complete with mewing, facial exercises, jawline hacks, ratings, and increasingly ext

From Mewing to Mogging: The Psychology of Looksmaxxing⁠

Looksmaxxing has gone from an obscure internet term to a full-blown beauty obsession, complete with mewing, facial exercises, jawline hacks, ratings, and increasingly ext

Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Psychosis

Postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis are often talked about as though they're interchangeable, but they're very different conditions. In this episode, we break

Lobotomy: The Ice Pick, the Nobel Prize, and the Doctor Who Wouldn't Stop

A doctor with an ice pick, a Nobel Prize, and thousands of altered lives. In this episode, we explore the desperate conditions that made lobotomy seem like a miracle, the

Amnesia: H.M., Clive Wearing & the Science of Memory

In this episode of Strange Mind, we dive into: William Scoville's infamous brain surgeries on both his wife, and H.M. (Henry Molaison); the devastating memory loss of Cli

AI Psychosis

AI psychosis sounds like science fiction, but increasingly, clinicians and researchers are examining what happens when intense chatbot interactions become tangled up with

Muscle Dysmorphia & DIY Surgery

What happens when “I want to look better” turns into “I need to change my body at any cost”? In Part 2, we get into muscle dysmorphia, sometimes called “bigorexia,” and t

Body Dysmorphic Disorder - What is BDD?

Everyone has something they don't like about their appearance, but when does insecurity become body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)? In Part 1, we explore how BDD differs from

Dissociative Identity Disorder - Part 2

This week and last, we're diving into Dissociative Identity Disorder—the psychology behind "multiple personalities," why the name changed, the truth behind famous cases l

Dissociative Identity Disorder - Part 1

This week and next, we're diving into Dissociative Identity Disorder—the psychology behind "multiple personalities," why the name changed, the truth behind famous cases l

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can make people perceive their body, other people, objects, distance, or even time in bizarre and unset

Factitious Disorder (Formerly Munchausen Syndrome)

In this episode of Strange Mind, we explore factitious disorder (formerly known as Munchausen syndrome), a complex psychiatric condition where individuals fabricate, exag

Clinical Zoanthropy | When People Believe They Are Animals

In this episode of Strange Mind, we explore clinical zoanthropy, a rare psychiatric syndrome in which individuals believe they have become, or are in the process of becom

Rain Man and the Real Savants

Most of us spend our lives trying to learn new skills—but a rare few are born with extraordinary abilities that seem almost impossible. In this episode of Strange Minds,

Koro / Shrinking Penis Disease

Explore Koro, a rare culture-bound syndrome involving an intense fear that the genitals are retracting into the body and may disappear. In this Strange Mind episode, we b

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Part 1

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Part 1 In this episode of Strange Mind, we explore three subtypes of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, including a woman consumed by compulsi

Frontal Lobe Disorders

A darkly fascinating dive into what happens when the brain’s “control center” goes off-script. In this episode, we explore frontal lobe disorders through some of the stra

Folie a Deux - Shared Psychosis

What happens when two people share the same delusion—and reinforce it until it becomes their reality? In this episode, we explore folie à deux, a rare and unsettling cond

Cotard’s Syndrome / Walking Corpse Delusion

Imagine believing you’re already dead—or that you don’t exist at all. Cotard’s syndrome is one of the most disturbing disorders in psychiatry, where the mind rejects its

Capgras Syndrome / The Imposter Delusion

What if someone you love looked exactly the same—but you knew they weren’t really them? Capgras syndrome convinces people that familiar faces have been replaced by identi