Kaya is desperate to learn how to believe.
Nathan is obsessed with believers.
Cassio believes he was born to save.
Holy inspiration ignites a psychological disorder.
The infected believes he or she can save the world.
Salvation will become self-obsession.
Benevolence will become madness.
It's a 21st century epidemic.
SHARED SALVATION MANIA*
(commonly known as the Cassio Dust Effect)
The condition is characterized by an overwhelming desire to bring peace and salvation to the world. The infected will often express delusions of grandeur, hearing omniscient voices or undergoing vivid hallucinations that affirm his or her sense of power. The result of these delusions is polarized. Some lose empathy and perform blind violent acts, while others experience a severe expression of empathy and sorrow for the struggles of other individuals, strangers included.
*Insufficient study of this disorder prevents it from being officially admitted to Axis II of the DSM-IV-TR. Currently it is classified as a psychological phenomenon similar to the like of Stockholm Syndrome. The closest diagnosable disorder is Narcissistic personality disorder. However, this diagnosis is insufficient. Shared Salvation Mania is closer to Megalomania, although this is not included in the DSM or ICD.
SHARED SALVATION MANIA*
(commonly known as the Cassio Dust Effect)
The condition is characterized by an overwhelming desire to bring peace and salvation to the world. The infected will often express delusions of grandeur, hearing omniscient voices or undergoing vivid hallucinations that affirm his or her sense of power. The result of these delusions is polarized. Some lose empathy and perform blind violent acts, while others experience a severe expression of empathy and sorrow for the struggles of other individuals, strangers included.
*Insufficient study of this disorder prevents it from being officially admitted to Axis II of the DSM-IV-TR. Currently it is classified as a psychological phenomenon similar to the like of Stockholm Syndrome. The closest diagnosable disorder is Narcissistic personality disorder. However, this diagnosis is insufficient. Shared Salvation Mania is closer to Megalomania, although this is not included in the DSM or ICD.