I just saw a youtube short about a couple whose child was diagnosed with PANS/PANDAS. The father said that it was as though his child was "gone". And it got me thinking about all the horror stories we have heard about changelings, demonic possession, and doppelgangers. Schizophrenia, psychopathy, certain shades of autism, and a brain tumor could all have contributed to these stories as well. I wonder how many people have fallen victim to a superstitious society that didn't know any better. Over the course of thousands of years, I would imagine millions at this point. I wonder if all those scary stories are just inspired by people who needed the help that wouldn't come for hundreds of years? Science continues to close the gap between the natural and the supernatural.
























