"Hey Doc, I'm having that hallucination again. Doc?.......Doc? Why do you look so scared? What's wrooo...AAAAAAAaaaaaRRRRRooooooooo"

Hmmmmm, I wonder if that's ever actually happened? I heard about one mental hospital where a pigeon got indoors somehow, and all the psychiatrists ignored it for days because they were afraid it was a hallucination and none of the other psychiatrists seemed to be noticing it. Well, now that I've had my fun, I'll continue with the serious essay:

Psychology in general has spent a lot of time examining the werewolf mythos from a completely biased viewpoint.

See these links concerning psychology, lycanthropy, and similar types of ideas surrounding the werewolf mythos.

• A Short Psychiatric description of Lycanthropy

• The Porphyria Home Page

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