Some people are just am easily sort of em just very suggestible. But how exactly that happens, i don't know. There's so much going on in the unconscious over which we have no control whatever. Our brains play tricks on us. Do you know what it is? It's that most people think they've got more control over their bodies and their brains than they actually do.
Michael Shermer speaks with award-winning Irish neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan about her work exploring the complexity of psychogenic illness affecting people all around the world. Her book The Sleeping Beauties, documents her investigation of psychosomatic disorders as she traveled the world visiting communities suffering from these so-called mystery illnesses. O’Sullivan records the remarkable stories of syndromes related to her by people from all walks of life. Riveting and often distressing, these case studies — both fascinating and of serious concern — are recounted with compassion and humanity as these syndromes continue to proliferate around the globe.