22. Are we in a Mass Formation Psychosis?

Author: Roger K. McFillin, Psy.D., ABPP
Published: Fri 21 Jan 2022
Episode Link: https://radicallygenuinepodcast.transistor.fm/22

Throughout history there are examples of communities, regions and even entire countries acting irrationally towards a perceived adversary. And sometimes that “adversary” is not a physical presence, but simply an idea, or the threat of an occurrence.

Examples such as the Salem Witch Trials, the Dancing Mania, and Nazi Germany often leave us asking the question, “How did this happen?”

The phenomenon of Mass Formation Psychosis has been applied as a possible explanation.

In September 2021, a professor of clinical psychology at Ghent University in Belgium suggested Mass Formation as a possible explanation for the global response around the Covid pandemic.

At the start of January 2022, Dr. Robert Malone shared this topic on the Joe Rogan Podcast, effectively becoming the most memorable part of their 3 hour conversation. Thus the need for more education on this psychological phenomenon.

On today’s podcast Roger, Kelly and Sean discuss Mass Formation Psychosis.

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Additional Resources:

4:00 - Joe Rogan Podcast #1757 December 31, 2021

5:07 - Dr. Robert Malone on Joe Rogan

10:40 - Psychosis Definition

17:15 - Robert Malone Credentials

18:00 - Mattias Desmet 4 Conditions for Mass Formation

25:00 - Tulip Mania

25:45 - Dancing Mania

29:00 - Nocebo Effect

32:00 - Vaccine Definition

36:40 - The Sociopath Next Door

1:01:20 - The Loneliness Epidemic