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Why a winter legend involved craving human flesh

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Cabin fever is bad, but craving your neighbor for dinner is significantly worse. Wendigo psychosis is a historical culture-bound syndrome found among some indigenous communities during harsh, isolating winters, manifesting as an intense, unnatural urge to consume human meat. It is a desperate physiological and psychological breaking point disguised as a terrifying mythological curse.

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