The bizarre case has gotten new attention thanks to a new Discovery+ documentary, The Devil's Academy.
Psychology TodayOutbreaks of mystery illness are more common than we think - often a physical culprit is discovered, but psychological stress and anxiety are sometimes the cause. Epidemics of hysteria have been recorded as far back as the Middle-Ages and continue to strike today. Most often, the outbreaks afflict children and teenagers, girls more than boys, and fainting and hyperventilation are the most common symptoms.
Occasionally the illness persists for days; but usually, once the afflicted crowd disperses, symptoms tend to disappear, probably because they are only contagious when new victims observe others falling ill. Rumors about the cause of these outbreaks tend to spring up throughout the communities.Some of the 10th graders at Miami’s Aerospace Academy had been having an unusual lesson that pre-Halloween day, on hypnotism and the supernatural.
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