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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Part 1
When the mind gets stuck in loops of fear, order, and doubt.
EP. 05
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Part 1
In this episode of Strange Mind, we explore three subtypes of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, including a woman consumed by compulsions around sweets, a disturbing case involving sexual intrusive thoughts and religiosity, and a “just right” presentation where everyday actions had to feel perfectly correct or they couldn’t continue. It’s a look at how OCD doesn’t always look like cleaning and checking — sometimes it shows up in unexpected, intense, and deeply disruptive ways.
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Frontal Lobe Disorders
A look at how the frontal lobes shape personality, judgment, and behavior.
The Man, the Myth, the Legend - Phineas Gage himself
The tamping iron and his skull, for scale.
Not the most accurate rendition of his likeness IMHO.
(not) Actual footage of Phineas Gage, with one eye and a damaged frontal lobe navigating a precarious pass in his Chilean stagecoach.
The frontal lobe
EP. 04
Frontal Lobe Disorders
A darkly fascinating dive into what happens when the brain’s “control center” goes off-script. In this podcast, we explore frontal lobe disorders through some of the strangest and most unsettling cases in neuroscience—from Phineas Gage and his personality-altering injury, to bizarre clinical stories where damage to the brain reshapes behavior, impulse, and identity in unexpected ways. These are the cases where people don’t just change—they become someone else, revealing how fragile the line is between who we are and what our brains allow us to be.
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Capgras Syndrome / The Imposter Delusion
When your brain insists the people you love are imposters.
Viking Cat Lady’s prized Oakland Cemetery lady (that may or may not be possessed).
Click HERE for the original paper describing Madame M’s case in detail.
Written by: J. CAPGRAS and J. REBOUL-LACHAUX
J. Capgras himself
Click HERE for the clinical paper of the patient with Capgras that we discussed in the episode.
DON’T SAY I DIDN’T WARN YOU (it’s gruesome)!!!
Actual sack of potatoes.
Ferocious honey badger - significantly more threatening.
Penalty of the sack in ancient Rome
EP. 03
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 identical imposters. In this episode, we unpack the eerie disconnect between recognition and emotion, exploring how the brain can see someone clearly… yet feel nothing at all.
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Cotard’s Syndrome / Walking Corpse Delusion
One of psychiatry’s strangest conditions—believing you are a walking corpse.
Jules Cotard
Since there are no images of Mademoiselle X or Graham, here’s a cool image that looks like a walking corpse
Graham’s version of Cheers
EP. 02
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 own existence. In this episode, we dive into the haunting reality of this condition, the neuroscience behind it, and what it reveals about consciousness, identity, and the fragile sense of being alive.
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Folie a Deux - Shared Psychosis
One of the strangest psychiatric phenomena: shared madness between two people.
Lea and Christine Papin
Lea and Christine Papin
Lea and Christine Papin
Madame Léonie Lancelin, and her daughter Genevieve - gouged eyes and bludgeoned butts
Ursula and Sabina Eriksson
Click HERE for the full episode of Motorway Cops featuring Ursula and Sabina Eriksson doing their thing.
Erikssons on the loose
Good samaritan, Glenn Hollinshead - no good deed
EP. 01
Folie à 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 condition where belief is contagious and truth becomes negotiable. Through real cases and psychological insight, we break down how relationships can blur the line between connection and distortion.
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