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People can die of fear
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Scientific evidence demonstrates that extreme fear and emotional stress can trigger fatal physiological responses, such as catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy and psychogenic psychosomatic death (voodoo death).

Evidence for · 5
2009 · cited by 15
Reviews scholarly literature and documents cases of voodoo death, where extreme psychological fear or the 'giving-up' hypothesis leads to fatal outcomes.
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The claim that people can die of fear is supported by literature on psychosomatic death (voodoo death) and severe stress-induced cardiac conditions like Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy, where extreme fear or emotional stress causes fatal physiological failure.

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1983 · cited by 6
Provides a psychophysiological interpretation of voodoo illness and death, explaining how intense emotional arousal can produce pathological changes incompatible with continued life.
2024 · cited by 2
Discusses catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy, demonstrating how surges in stress hormones can lead to myocardial necrosis.
2024 · cited by 2
Notes that extreme emotional or physical stress can trigger Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken-heart syndrome), a serious and potentially fatal condition.
2024 · cited by 1
Affirms that Takotsubo syndrome is frequently triggered by intense emotional or physical stress through the catecholamine mechanism.
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judged → SUPPORTED · 8204 Aug 2026
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