Highschool phenomenon - are these girls bidding for attention or are they suffering from a mysterious illness?

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Interesting article on 12 teenage schoolgirls that have all come down with a disorder called 'mass hysteria' for no apparent reason. The doctor who is currently treating them talks exclusively to TheWeek.co.uk and gives what he believes is the reason.

Article here: www.theweek.co.uk/health-science/44544/ny-schoolgirls-hysteria-doctor-blames-constant-terror-alerts#ixzz1k0yslEZI

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Interesting....I remember that when I was about 17, I fainted during a rehearsal in my youth theatre group and over the next few days, around 8 girls also fainted.

It's a funny age that...they're very in toucch with one another and also sensitive.

This happens a lot, and has been going on for years.

Someone I worked with showed a video about Heart surgery, no gory bits, just discussing the issues. She had showed it lots of times before , with no issues. This time 3 pupils fainted and several others felt ill. (Oddly enough someone else fainted in a totally separate class, the first aiders wondered what was going on.)

Mass hysteria in teen girls is well known, though adults can also do it