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- Iggy deals with a very difficult case, a mother can't recognise her son anymore and never will.
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Yall, this is not amnesia. She has all of her memories of her son. Her brain literally doesnt recognize him as the child she raised. There is nothing they can do to fix it.
Fun fact: This is different than what the mother has, but there's another type of disorder called "face blindness" where a person is incapable of recognizing people based on their faces like they wouldn't even recognize their own parents if you only showed pictures of their faces.
i don't understand why a DNA test wouldn't at least convince her that it's her brain that's wrong. like if someone has face blindness and they don't recognize their kid, you don't just tell them "you're right, your kid is dead." you say "you have a hole in your brain that is preventing you from recognizing your kid. here is definitive proof this is your kid, you're going to have to figure out how to cope with the fact that your kid looks like a stranger to you and raise them anyway."
@@dietotakuthat’s the problem with delusions. There’s literally no way to convince them otherwise
Capgras syndrome
You can't convince your brain that it's wrong because it's literally your brain.
This is heartbreaking. The lost, hurt look in the boy's eyes...
@@TerryHalljr-du5dh Noooooooooooo, you don't say that a fiction TV show isn't real, shocking
The best thing that could happen to him is his mother buys his story, let's him visit their house from time to time and that would be the extent of their relationship. In her eyes he's just a kid who wanted to find a safe place to stay
I don't like this at all. First, the boy is traumatized. Then, he's forced to pretend to be someone else while preparing to go live with strangers. They should have told her the truth. She may never accept it, but it would have been kinder to the boy.
I think that even if they proved he was her son by doing a DNA test, and notifying her about her mental illness, she still wouldn’t be capable of being his mom. Although she would KNOW he’s her son, she wouldn’t FEEL like he’s her son. Instead she would feel unemotionally detached toward him, due to her brain’s broken facial recognition.
Plus it's a psychosis. Logic has no effect on those for thr most part
That wouldn't really work because she wouldn't believe them. There are real cases about this condition, and it can get violent so there's no point telling her that if she won't listen and it would make the situation worse for him because she would just be adamant that he isn't her son.
@@steampunkwilson7435emotions react quicker and stronger than logic.
@@stephenking5852 She would not know that he was her son. A DNA test would not change that.
This condition clearly does not respond to logic.
The was a tragic episode of criminal minds where the suspect had capgrass syndrome and ended up killing his own parents because he thought they were imposters. It turned out that he could recognise their voice as genuine but not when he actually saw them.
The thing is, you don’t just kill your imposters that drove it from tragic to maniacle
@@adrianghandtchi1562the criminal minds episode was about a navy seal who suffered from PTSD. He suffered a head injury and had a psychotic breakdown the lead to capgras syndrome which lead him to believe his wife and daughter had been kidnapped by the people he interacted with were part of a conspiracy against him. That's why he killed everyone he thought were imposters he was in a fight or flight situation and fight won out in this case to get his wife and daughter back
@@kitkatmccabeyes! specifically because he was special ops (I believe Navy SEAL but the DEVGRU / Bravo Team type of special ops?), and he was given horrible orders on this specific mission (the situation that ended up being tied to his paranoia with his Capgras Syndrome) that involved him doing things that he was ordered to keep secret from anyone beyond his team, his commander, and the people in office giving the orders.
when you keep a secret like that, guilt is copious, the residual trauma is overwhelming, and the idea of a conspiracy can be very easily believed, because it *does* happen and *has* happened in positions and roles like his. just heartbreaking how the episode ended, he just wanted to save his wife and daughter from the monsters (although it was actually the monster inside his head), and just one look made him lose them to his monsters instead.
I remember that episode. That was the first time I heard of capgrass syndrome. I will say I don’t like the ending. Because it ended with them having to force the man away, because he saw his daughter but didn’t recognize her. But if the daughter had waited a little bit longer than everything would’ve been okay. But I do get that she’s a child and she doesn’t understand what’s going on.
I remember that episode the guy was an ex Navy SEAL
They shoulda explained her diagnosis to her and told her what’s going on and explain that’s her son and have him recall childhood memories she’d remember. This is crazy
Not that easy. They recal but are not able to put together the fact that the person they rememver is the real one. Sad
@@melindaunknown113 this is not about not remembering but brain rejecting that they are the same person. In order to have any conection to the son she needs to build new acosiations with him
@@melindaunknown113the issue here is it is not a delusion., it's essentially a hole in her brain. Every time she is told "this is your son" her brain fires the traces between her memory and her facial recognition, but they don't make it, they can't, they never can. And worse, those old traces can't just be rewired to a new face, no matter how many times you tell her otherwise. He will always be a stranger to her and she has no say in it. In the hardwiring in her brain, he son is dead, hard stop. No judge or jury out there is going to convict her for child abuse, because medically she has no criminal liability. Honestly the end scene isn't about getting her to accept him, at best it's getting her to forgive a stranger's mistake and give the chance to tell his mother goodbye, because at this point the only future he has is in the foster system.
@@melindaunknown113did you even watch the episode? If you did you’d know that it’s not a delusion
@@melindaunknown113I agree, in fact that was my problem with the season one finale of 911: Lone Star.
I once had a dream of my mother forgetting who I was, I woke up scared and with tears. I think it's the most painful sensation ever
Capgras Syndrome - there's a 'disconnect' between the memories of her son and her emotional response to the boy in front of her
Sometimes due to injury, but in this 'case', "lesions"
Wow. I mean...wow. This is a serious gut punch. It's not even one of those 'someone did something wrong' things...she didn't DO anything to be this way.
“Yep, we are all a part of a big conspiracy to replace your son! You caught us!”
This kind of diagnosis does have steps- such as having the person the individual thinks is an imposter speak from behind a closed door, which sometimes counteracts the effect occuring.
That is so sad that that mother does not recognize her own son
This is probably medieval, but if it's her sight that is betraying her and jeopardizing her relationship with her son, why not just blind her so she can tell the difference?
@@foolslayer9416 That is indeed to midevil for any modern society to consider. And, it might not even work.she still might think that his voice of that of an impostor.
This brought back so many memories. I rmemeber how my father, before he passed from brain cancer, was so confused all the time and forgetting us and other people. It's truly the worst thing
That disease is real and absolutely terrifying.
While they got the right symptoms and even one of the causes of Capgras Syndrom, the show's writers should have consulted a psychiatrist on how neurological Capgras is treated.
Most of the time, Capgras is psychiatric and part of psychosis or schizophrenia and can be treated. Neurological Capgras is seen in dementia primarily, and not much can treat it as the brain is physically damaged.
Capgras patients also show high levels of violence and self-harm behaviors. Her son would need to go into care as he's not safe with her, and she'll likely need to be monitored for progressive symptoms of whatever caused the brain lesions.
Wait, what? They're just gonna lie to her? Not even gonna try to help her understand despite her condition?
People with those kinds of conditions often face a 'reset' in certain conditions. You might get them convinced of something, but if you leave for a week, they return right back to square one.
@@robertgronewold3326Exactly.
I don't understand, can't they tell the mother about her diagnosis? Fully explain to her what's going on and despite what she thinks, this is her son? Learn her to live with him?
Why did they tell her her son died? Like, is she gonna officially report that? Will he get a death certificate? How does one hold a funeral and bury a person, when they're actually still alive?
And what about him? Isn't this faking his death? Where will he go? And once the mom passes, many years into the future, then what? Who will take care of that? Where will her belongings go?
The brain can be very elastic and can learn to compensate or at least be aware of faults, but in deep tissue faults like this that isn't always possible. The damage is in an area that is just so important that the brain just can't get to the point of realising the problem it needs to get around. And it might be that her condition isn't entirely in that category, but this is just so early in the diagnosis that she hasn't had the time to get out of her delusion enough to work on it. Given that she vocally disputed her son's identity to his face when presented with him by an impartial third party, the emotional impact is probably just too fresh to consider the possibility that her perception is the problem. Historically, there have been cases of parents suffering similar conditions who perceived attempts by doctors to convince them of an imposter child's identity as being part of an outright conspiracy.
Doesn't work like that
@@LyingTube I see, thank you for the explanation!
@@LyingTubeI pray and hope that this never happens to me with my son and any kids in the future I might have.
Maybe it's that way the best; so they can start FROM BEGINNING....in her brain....a new beginning...
This is stupid and absolutely illegal. They have to tell her the truth. This is so wrong on so many levels. Like did yall even explain to her what she has
Yeah, not that simple. They *could* explain, but it wouldn't work
You have to understand, there is a hole in her brain. She will NEVER recognize him as her son, and if they tried to force the issue, it is very likely she'd become violent
She is insane. Not traditionally, and not immediately dangerous. But she isn't mentally well. Linus is not safe with her anymore.
So even after them telling her she had the problem, it's her sickness that made her forget her own baby,
She litterly still is scared of him?
Terrified of him actually...!!!
That's heartbreaking to even watch....
The son basically is having to lie an hide his hurt an feelings just to even conversate with her💔
mother accuses her own son of being sus
So this is what happened to Linus before he was adopted by the LaRusso family and renamed Anthony! 😂😂
I was wondering if that was him.
Thank you! I couldn't remember where I knew him from.
The outcome of this episode is insane because these doctors couldn't figure out how to help jer deal with this condition and help her son also.they just went along with her delusion and lied and made the kid suffer for it.that's rotten.
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Did they ever find out how she got Capgras? I've always heard it was brought on by a concussion. And also, I'm afraid to ask, how exactly can Capgras get worse beyond not recognizing your own kid?
Yeah it can. That “impostor” bit can turn bad quick when they’re convinced that those people are replacements and they need to go or they’ll prove it once and for all that they were impostors by murdering them
My immediate guess when she said she didn't recognize her son was that she had some sort of medical condition.
OMG how awful 😢 I can’t even imagine how the family processes that shift. This excerpt was enough - I couldn’t bear the whole episode. Wow. It definitely evokes emotions… 😢
I think her relatives would confirm her son; but I also think she needs therapy - I could see her having a psychotic break.
As to the parental responsibility? It would be best to have her son live with relatives, where an emotional connection is ensured, than to painfully try to bond again with his mother, who rejected him due to the mental impairment. Man, I don’t see a way around that - but foster care? Absolutely not (he’d feel abandoned).
Wow - that evoked a lot of thought. Great excerpt.
My nephew had CapGras and Lewy Body dimentia and didn't recognize my niece, his wife. It was SO DIFFICULT! She had to find ways of accepting it and working with the situation to help take care of him. He eventually died because of it. SO SAD😢
Imagine being unable to recognize your family or your family being unable to recognize you! 😭
Can't see why they can't explain her condition to her. She's functioning normally otherwise. Surely an adult can logic their way into knowing he's her son, even if she can't recognise him.
Because it's cheap melodrama.
Imagine it this way instead - your son doesn’t come home one day and the doctors and everyone around you tells you that this random boy that broke into your house is actually your son and you suddenly have a neurological condition. would you believe them?
Also, genuine question, have you ever talked to someone you love who was delusional? It’s heartbreaking even for the small stuff.
She has a mental disorder that removes the emotional attachment between her and her son and forces her to perceive him as a stranger as if every image in her mind was swapped by someone else. Convincing her would be like waking up one day and the entire world telling you you're married to this rando despite no memory of ever meeting them and you're just supposed to accept that and keep moving. There's nothing they can do to re-form that bond, if anything, her paranoia that something is wrong will just fester and someone will get hurt.
This kid looks and acts so much like my son. This was heartbreaking to me
That boy is taking the bad news like a GOD goddamn
That's so heartbreaking but also real 💔
This is super scary. I was always scared that when my mother got older she would forget me. Thank god.
She had some some form of dementia but sometimes she woke up but that was due to being bed bound.
It be interesting to see people who knows her and her son would react and tell her that is her son And they don’t understand why she saying it isn’t
This condition was metioned in another show. They figured out, that only the personal/visual contact was a problem. Talking other the phone would work, she would still recognize him.
So sad this was heat breaking
So sad, heartbreaking indeed
OMG I miss this show! 😢
This was frustrating because I know nothing about this show and very little about this condition. What is the reason they can’t explain to her what really has happened?
WebMD says that trying to persuade someone who has Capgras syndrome that they’re mistaken doesn’t work and can cause more distress for everyone.
At 3:55 ... isn't that a HIPPA violation?? She didn't give consent for her medical information to be shared
I’m assuming that this is an exception because the condition is directly affecting her son and causing her to neglect him bc she can’t recognize who he is.
She could be considered mentally incompetent therefore it doesn't apply. Besides, this concerns her son who has every right to know why his mom can't recognize him.
They are just gonna put a human band-aid over it
You don't MRI scan 4:00 without an extra white cage to keep the head steady..
Yes you do. I've had them done and all i had to do was hold my head still
They should have stated that family photos or DNA tests wouldn't help because of the Mother's psychosis.
I don’t like how they handled this. Have a conversation with her about it. Tell her that’s her son. And she will learn to love him again. He needs her. Like WHAT?! He’s just going to be on his own and they LIED TO HER???? What? Like what if she connects to someone again and she forgets them? Are the doctors just going to tell her “oh they died”? What?!!!
I can semi understand why they lied to her because I imagine once a (for want of a better word) "delusion" is fixed someone trying to debunk it likely becomes part of the "conspiracy". However, I do think it was wrong to involve the child in the lie. Also, get a social worker there.
That can backfire very easily. She has it fresh in her mind that someone disguised themselves as her son and broke into her home, wouldn't be a stretch for her to assume that the doctors trying to convince her that this stranger is her son are working together to extort her. It's a very delicate issue and one that does not have a solution that benefits everyone. While this may not be the ideal outcome, the mom at least gets a sense of closure and the son while alone, will live knowing his mom doesn't have to continue suffering being unsure of what happened to him and that she truly loved him to the very end.
If I changed out a member of your family, and in your mind, you *know* it's not them, nothing anyone says will change your mind. She has holes in her brain that completely convinces her that's not her child. Trying to force her to accept him is impossible.
I would hope that as time goes on they'd explain her diagnosis, and she and the son could build a new relationship, but she'll never see him as the little boy she remembers.
According to this comment I read on a House M.D. episode, a guy’s mom had postpartum psychosis, and because of that, she never developed any loving or maternal feelings toward him, unlike her other children, even after almost 30 decades went by. This is something that happened in real life. Knowing vs Feeling
Nah, man. It can't be okay to lie to her that way. They explained the diagnosis but shouldn't they have told her that her aon was him and she couldn't recognize him because of that? Run tests. Show her the photos. Lying is never an option.
I know how it feels......to convince your mom that you're bestfriends when she can't remember you ruined and grew me
Wouldnt it be easier to the mother she has that syndrome and that this kid is her son but her condition prevents her from recognizing him?
I didn't need this before bed.
Larusso Isn't Liked By His Own Family Either
Look everyone, it's LaPusso.
This young guy has beautiful hair. He's cute too 😊
Dr. Fromme is awesome
A mother knows 2:45 😢
Tell that to her brain lesions.
I wonder if this is like the Dorado falls episode of criminal minds how he didn't he didn't know it was his family tried to kill his parents and try to kill his wife and his kid cuz he didn't think it was them but when he heard their voice he knew it was them I wonder if it's kind of like the same thing
There is logic.
Poor kid. Poor Mum. She has brain damage that cannot be fixed. I have similar lesions in my brain, but not, luckily, effecting the connections between recognition and emotion. Sometimes I forget where I live, sometime I forget where the loo is in my house, but I still know my kids when I see them.
This illness is Capgras Syndrome and it is unfortunately very real. Sometimes its treatable depending on the illness it may co-occur with. It's been connected with schizophrenia, brain damage, Lewy body dementia and other forms of dementia.
when the imposter is sus 😂😂😂😂😂
Why the hell don’t they host tell her she has a brain lesion and that is her son and she needs to learn to live with it because she’s the adult and he’s just a child? I feel like they’re protecting her more than they are protecting him, The child.
So what happensnwhen she sees pictures and videos of them together....
“That’s not my son” 💔
Wow Daniel actually punished Anthony interesting
These types of people usually recognize the voice. But not the face.
anyone know the kid from cobra kai lol
Capgras Syndrome. These cases are just too sad and scary.
There is a way THAT she would know THAT he's her son and thats by DOING a blood draw compare hers to HIS that Will prove to her THAT he's her son
It's not a logical situation that can be fixed with evidence
Humanity focuses more on power of belief now. Computer thinking went the way of the dinosaurs after WW1.
This isn't about belief or proof. She has a hole in her brain. You can't make a broken clock tell the correct time, no matter how much you wind it. The brain is a complex and delicate thing and half of our daily life is a tightrope act it does with interpreted information. Telling her to see him as her son is like trying to tell her to see the blind spot in the center of the eye. It's not a decision she has control over, is a base function of the brain that is damaged beyond repair.
@@andyt2kexactly. She may finally KNOW and REALIZE that he’s her son, upon learning about her condition and doing a DNA test, but she wouldn’t FEEL like he’s her son.
@@andyt2kexactly. in a condition like this, the emotional and survival brain fuelled with fear of an imposter claiming to be her son (and the implications that that would mean, like - what if he was kidnapped or dead and someone impersonating him is part of a plan?), holds too much power over the cognitive brain of fact and logic. trying to use test results to show her that they are indeed related, is likely to also devolve into part of the delusion rather than lift the delusion - “no. the tests are lying, the doctors are lying, everyone is lying. i know my son, and this is not my son.”. it can cause the patient to even turn against the doctors and reject their help, and do something reckless instead that might potentially turn violent, especially if they the patient’s ill brain churns out its own context to add to the delusion, like “they kidnapped my son, i need to save my son”.
especially so when the syndrome typically occurs towards family members. familial relationships are usually one of the strongest ever relationships that a person builds throughout their life. the emotional and fearful brain has all the more of a powerful hold over that delusion, because it’s their own loved ones that the delusion is making them believe are imposters. facts and logic, no matter how accurate, unfortunately are featherweights here in a battle against a tenacious heavyweight like an emotional brain in survival mode that’s trying to protect the patient and their loved ones.
uhh is this the boy from cobra kai?
Correct
The number of people in the comments who think watching 50 First Dates makes them a neurological expert is almost as depressing as this episode.
Ever thought of the fact that some of those.commenting....actually had experience of sort in that area?
For example...as someone who grew up as a highly functioning autistic person.no diagnosis until late 40s....could recognised the early signs of autism in my own toddler........as more and more research went into the ASD world.
People can read ans research.
This is yt comment.
Not a neurocience convention.
It can't be cured. But you can use pain to train her into remembering that her son is the person she cannot perceive. Just like how you train a dog not to pee on the carpet. It's the only thing reasonably possible to correct her inability to recognize the son; not sensible, reasonable.
If it's her eyes and sight are deceiving her, then (and I know this is medieval), why not take her sight? She could recognize his voice, it's only her sight that deceives her.
I've seen this exact scenario in another show, and over the phone nothing was wrong, but face to face? Who tf are you imposter?!
While we're talking medieval😮🤢, I wonder if this was where the "changeling" idea first came about back when?
@@Avatar-DestinyI was thinking of that exact same episode.
@@1313fina Which show? 👀
@@Avatar-DestinyI believe criminal minds. There was an episode where ex navy seal had that condition and killed his family thinking they were imposters.
Couldn’t they have tried: “hey, we found your son, he had an accident and needed a lot of plastic surgery, so his face is different” ???
That boy could never do that
Nor would she just let him into her space
What a wrenching shame that disease is
Anthony LaRusso! What are you doing here?
yo the guy from cobra kai the lapusso
You know who would NEVER forget who he was...
His reformed orthodox rabbi, Bill Clinton.
I'm sorry who decided THIS was the best solution? What's next? Yeah this kid that broke into your house is now going to move in and live in your dead son's room?
Can they not explain to her that she has this illness and that he IS her son. I mean isn't hiding the diagnosis from her done sort of breech of ethics? Not to mention lying and telling her that her son is dead.
The kid would have to go to foster care as Capgras patients often become violent. Considering she has what is likely a progressive brain disorder as the misidenification is being cause by brain lesions and isn't purely psychiatric.
Even explaining what has happened to them isn't always enough for Capgras sufferers. Though they would be required to try and make her understand that she's suffering from a medical condition and that her son has not been replaced, it's unlikely she'd be able to accept that as fact as delusions are by nature and definition fixed and irrational.
Someone call Dr Reid....❤❤❤❤
just share memories with with her have close friends or any uncles ants etc tell her
Doesn't work like that, you can't logic your way out of it
@@andyt2k i know its a medical problem but im sure with some people they are able to understand it dna rational explanation of the photo and her son looking the same asking her what is different about the kid in the school id and the kid in front of her share deep personal memories no one could know. school teachers class mates friends family dr's they could of went too together talk about the medical problem she is suffering from atm.
@@RuinNationGaming Again, it's not a something you can battle with logic, people with this condition don't feel the emotional connection that they should with a loved one/family member, so they assume they're an imposter. If logic worked then you'd look at the person who looks exactly like your child, opening door to your house with their key, wearing the clothes you bought them and assume it's your child. This is actually a fairly mild case, a lot of people with their condition think the "imposter" is a an alien or a clone or something like that. Other family members generally won't work because it rarely severs the emotional connection with just one person. Another TV show had this where a dad could listen to his wife and daughter blindfolded and he was fine, recognized them as his family, but as soon as he saw them, went ballistic because they were imposters trying to replace his real family.
Now eventually it's possible to try and rebuild some form of relationship, mainly using the voice over visuals www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570557/#article-131141.s8 - Has some good info
"Due to the risk of violence meted on the misidentified person, it is crucial to assist CS patients' caregivers by utilizing communication techniques, counseling, medications, and reasonable problem-solving skills. Caregivers' feelings must be taken into consideration to reassure them. Better auditory interaction is advocated. Such communication is aimed primarily to circumvent CS patient's difficulty connecting with caregivers through face-to-face encounters. The caregiver needs to announce themselves and communicate clearly while out of sight to establish better emotional ties."
That wouldn't work lol
OMG what!? I cant imagine? Whats gonna happen to that young boy?
why would they tell her her son died?! They could have let her call him and keep in contact that way. There are so many way less cruel ways to go about this. He coulve worn a mask? I dont know. This seems really weird to me.
I'd like to nominate, for this award, my Reformed Orthodox Rabbi Bill Clinton
Sounds a lot like imposter syndrome. Or face blindness. Not recognizing a known face. It's a brain thing. Happens to me during some migraines.
SHOW HER THE DNA TEST RESULTS MAYBE?
But in that one 911 scene they did a fix
Isn't this LaPusso from Cobra Kai
Yes.
Pretty sus
Stupid! Surely in reality the doctors would explain the whole situation to the person affected and try to reconcile them to the 'forgotten' family member. If the patient knows the truth they can start to realise what they can do to sort out this situation.
How did the lies and pretending make things any better?
I really don't get the logic here.....like.....i get she has this condition, but shes fully cognitive right? Can you not just explain to her whats going on for real?
"Hey, listen, you have this condition and its messed up your brain. I know you dont recognize him but this is your Son, we checked DNA and are 100% certain he's your boy. You may not recognize him right now, but this is him, so just get used to what you're seeing now, and it'll be ok."
Is that not possible somehow?
Because it's cheap melodrama.
Capgras syndrome.
So she could look at a photograph of her son and recognize him in it, but couldn't when he was in the flesh?
Anyway, something is off here. They could explain exactly what happened to her and even if she couldn't recognize him, she could come to understand that her mind is playing tricks on her and that he is actually her son. She may not recognize him or feel the bond she did with him, but she could come to acknowledge that this is the case. Just faking that her son is dead is a little too far out. She's not stupid. She's going to want paperwork on his death and have to adjust declaring him on her taxes and all that. This whole scenario they did at the end is just poorly thought out.
The photograph is not facial recognition. But this was handled so poorly that boy and mom would end up so rich not even the boy's grandchildren would have to work because it is so unethical.
While I agree that lying to her is wrong, because yeah legal stuff about death and child abandonment, a brain injury such as this can't be fixed, you can't even manage the symptoms. She will never believe that is her son, even if she tries to.
😢
Why don’t they just present her DNA test results?
a DNA test result won’t stop the delusion in its tracks. it most often goes like this:
- “he’s your son”
- “no he’s not, he’s lying, he’s not my son, I know what my son looks like”
- “these are the DNA test results, he really is your son”
- “no, you’re lying to me too. ALL of you. why are you doing this to me? he’s not my son!”
when a person develops the condition (from lesions or more often triggered by a head injury), the next time they see a loved one, they won’t recognise his/her face even if they know in their memories how that person looks like. the emotional connection to the visual features being processed by the person with the condition is severed, so they are essentially looking at a stranger that’s telling them he/she is their child/parent/etc, which are the strongest emotional relationships that tend to be developed in one’s entire life.
thus the delusion (caused by the disorder) of thinking a loved one has gone missing or has been kidnapped, and is now being replaced with an imposter that they’ve SEEN saying he’s her son, is much much stronger than words from a medical test, even when the test is 100% factual. there is so much fear that comes with such a delusion. and the emotional and survival brain simply can’t comprehend a fact that directly contradicts its delusion. that’s what makes this illness so sad.
i’m sure, somewhere out there, that someone has succeeded reintegrating a loved one back into their lives despite the syndrome and its delusion, with the help of doctors and psychologists and etc. but sadly this is the deviance from the norm, instead of the other way around.
@@annelllethis would make for a great thriller movie. The mom would be the main character, confronted by a bunch of imposters claiming to be her kid from summer camp, her friends that she hasn’t awhile, and eventually her own husband, until she ends up in psychiatric ward. In the end, it’s revealed to the audience that the imposters were her actual loved ones all along, and it turned out she had this same illness.
That's nonsense. The person with amnesia would be informed of his condition. Perhaps that's only was possible in the 80's USSR health care system...
This is no doubt that the mother is suffering from Capgras Syndrome. Also known as Imposter Syndrome.
Imposter syndrome is when a person feels like they're not actually competent or successful in a profession when they objectively are.
Ask her what her son looks like
That's not the way Capgras Syndrome works.
@@melissaharris3389 describe it what the kid looks like
This was the stupidest episode ever. It doesn't happen overnight, and why on earth would she admit to do a brainscan on the spot? And when they find irregularities they don't tell her?? Instead they make the kid lie? This is not how things would go down in real life. Not even in America, the craziest place on earth.
wtf is the ending, lying to the woman with legions? seems like malpractice
Every clip I see from this show makes me not want to watch it.
I mean can’t they just do a DNA test and show her that he’s actually her son????