Wicked World Syndrome: Every day, the pages of newspapers seem to be filled with news about crime. Somewhere a murder, somewhere a robbery, and somewhere a theft. But it often happens that such news about crimes attracts people’s attention for a long time and remains in their minds for a long time. Especially news like mass murders. When new revelations about this hit the media, the public’s interest is aroused.
Experts say that watching too much true crime information in the media can be detrimental to mental health. Watching or reading too much information related to real and imagined crime and violence in the media can create a risk of mean world syndrome.
What is Wicked World Syndrome?
Wicked world syndrome is a situation in which someone accepts violence and crime as a reality and starts getting entangled in that crime scene. This has a detrimental effect on the mind as it gets fixated on that crime scene and starts wanting to see more of it. In such criminal incidents, the mind gets entangled in the movements, incidents and tactics of the killer and starts imagining the crime by considering himself as a detective. Such people read crime documentaries, detective films and thriller films and similar information with great interest.
Why is this syndrome dangerous?
Doctors say that the worst effect of this mood is that the person begins to behave strangely with society. He connects so much with the scary world of crime that he begins to see fear everywhere. He distrusts every person, sees darkness everywhere and can consider anyone a criminal.
Due to this, unnecessary fear, anxiety and despair arise in the person’s mind and he gradually begins to cut himself off from society. Sometimes, such people become too cautious and begin to behave strangely even with their family. Experts say that after 1990, the trend of showing fantastic crimes on television increased and people began to fall prey to the wicked world syndrome.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Before implementing any suggestion, you must consult the concerned expert.
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