Happy new year, ghouls! You've heard of cult leaders and serial killers--but have you heard of a person who used mind control to get their victims to turn on each other? Let's explore the depths and consequences of learned helplessness.

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Sources:

https://charleyproject.org/case/ella-mae-begay

The Mind Control Murders of Kitakyushu -- a little known, horrific serial murder case from 2002 : r/serialkillers

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/disinhibited-social-engagement-disorder

https://s-a-ozbourne.medium.com/the-serial-killer-who-never-killed-anyone-48be36d3c395

https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/44694

https://www.britannica.com/science/electrical-shock

Learned Helplessness: A Theory for the Age of Personal Control by Christopher Peterson, Martin Seligman, and Steven F. Maier

https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain/brain-anatomy/peripheral-nervous-system

https://www.britannica.com/science/learned-helplessness

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