The Act of going on any sort of spree (Vandalism, Killing, Sexual, Screaming) after realising that you have just read the 7th and last Harry Potter book, and there will be no more.
Did you hear about the Massacre in that school down in Yorkshire? she killed 206 people with a broomstick with razorwire for bristles. Aparently, it was Post-Potter Psychosis. I blame Manhunt 2, but nevermind.
by Rossyboy8 August 4, 2007
Get the Post-Potter Psychosis mug.The idea that the masses in society have become mentally (and physically) weak because of the declining amount of time and quality of sleep they get.
In the Gulag Archipelago, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn says, "sleeplessness befogs the reason, undermines the will, and the human being ceases to be himself, to be his own 'I.'"
Instead of Soviet-era prisoners, imagine the modern society in which the majority lack sufficient sleep. The main difference here in modern society is that the sleep deprivation process is not physically enforced by the regime, but its rather determined by the choices of the individual. These are choices that individuals make that can impede their sleep. Commonly we see people consume products (fast food, caffeine, etc.) and use technological devices (phone use late at night) that will harm their sleep schedule.
Was it ever really normal for kids in school to have only a few hours of sleep until recently? Of course not, but the use of addictive substances and devices recently has allowed this to happen. The result of sleep deprivation from these products on a mass scale is that people are much more susceptible to deviate from societal norms because they lack the agency to maintain them. With people lacking the willpower to maintain societal norms, this serves as an excellent opportunity for regimes. Regimes will then craft narratives for the weak-willed people, and these people will naturally incorporate these ideas within their moral framework.
In the Gulag Archipelago, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn says, "sleeplessness befogs the reason, undermines the will, and the human being ceases to be himself, to be his own 'I.'"
Instead of Soviet-era prisoners, imagine the modern society in which the majority lack sufficient sleep. The main difference here in modern society is that the sleep deprivation process is not physically enforced by the regime, but its rather determined by the choices of the individual. These are choices that individuals make that can impede their sleep. Commonly we see people consume products (fast food, caffeine, etc.) and use technological devices (phone use late at night) that will harm their sleep schedule.
Was it ever really normal for kids in school to have only a few hours of sleep until recently? Of course not, but the use of addictive substances and devices recently has allowed this to happen. The result of sleep deprivation from these products on a mass scale is that people are much more susceptible to deviate from societal norms because they lack the agency to maintain them. With people lacking the willpower to maintain societal norms, this serves as an excellent opportunity for regimes. Regimes will then craft narratives for the weak-willed people, and these people will naturally incorporate these ideas within their moral framework.
"That dude's life is literally just a 3-hour sleep schedule with a diet consisting of Cheetos and Sprite... and he is surprised he has low energy and feels depressed. He is the epitome of someone living under a Societal Sleep Psychosis."
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When the mentality of one member of a group cause the rest of the group to follow suit. The behaviour shown is usually anti-social, brutal and mob-like.
A perfect example is in the film Stoic, staring Edward Furlong. 3 guys in a prison cell fall into the same mindset, playing off each other, and torment, rape and torture their 4th cell mate, leading to his suicide.
A perfect example is in the film Stoic, staring Edward Furlong. 3 guys in a prison cell fall into the same mindset, playing off each other, and torment, rape and torture their 4th cell mate, leading to his suicide.
Guy 1 "I think we should bum Guy 3 ragged."
Guy 2 "I dunno man, that's not right"
*Guy 1 starts bumming Guy 3*
*Guy 2 joins in and skull fucks Guy 3*
Guy 3 "So this is group psychosis?! How fun! Let's swap ends!!*
Guy 2 "I dunno man, that's not right"
*Guy 1 starts bumming Guy 3*
*Guy 2 joins in and skull fucks Guy 3*
Guy 3 "So this is group psychosis?! How fun! Let's swap ends!!*
by Jam_1_ January 6, 2014
Get the group psychosis mug.Hydrogen psychosis is a fictional ailment acquired by SCUBA divers in the Wes Anderson-directed movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. It is apparently based on the very real health risk nitrogen narcosis, caused by the effects of relatively fast, relatively great changes in external pressure on the human body.
by Furieh April 25, 2006
Get the hydrogen psychosis mug.The delusional belief that one can play the guitar, because "i got four star on hard lol" in the game "Guitar Hero".
"Fred's a mess, he thinks he can play a guitar that isn't tiny and plastic with five huge colored buttons. Me thinks he's got the Guitar Hero Psychosis"
by Ace Ofspade January 11, 2009
Get the Guitar Hero Psychosis mug.Mary is on medical leave. She was a hard worker but broke down and had a bad case of cubicle psychosis.
by drjudyg November 5, 2010
Get the cubicle psychosis mug.Noun -- Pejorative term to describe Christianity or Christian morals. Also, 'X-Psychosis.' (See also the more general 'R-Psychosis.')
The majority of Americans are infected with a form of Christ Psychosis, a mental illness that influences domestic laws, foreign policy, and popular culture.
by Phil Studge December 12, 2008
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