The rare panic that makes people fear their body is retracting
Mass hysteria occasionally targets the most vulnerable of areas. Koro syndrome involves an overpowering, irrational panic that an individual's genitals are slowly retracting into their abdomen, which they believe will result in immediate death. Entire villages have experienced sudden outbreaks of this panic, leading to extreme, embarrassing physical measures to prevent the imagined disappearance.

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