# The People Who Believe They're DEAD : The Walking Corpse Syndrome

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Podcast: [Mysteries and Histories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-and-histories-1576928)
Published: 2026-04-13T11:15:01+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/georgiamariexo/episodes/The-People-Who-Believe-Theyre-DEAD--The-Walking-Corpse-Syndrome-e3hqppb
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## Resource

Imagine waking up convinced you’re dead. Walking Corpse Syndrome, or Cotard’s Syndrome, is a rare condition where people genuinely believe they have no organs, no blood, or no life left inside them. They might insist they’re a walking corpse, deny the need to eat or sleep, and move through the world like a ghost in their own story, physically alive, but utterly certain they no longer exist.

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