Windigo Culture Bound Syndrome Research Paper

“You better get in this house before the windigo gets you.” This is a phrase many of us grew up hearing from our mothers, when it was time to come in the house. In my mind, that was kind of like “the boogie man.” Neither of them were a real threat, I had no fear or horrifying images, it just meant it was time to come in the house.
When I saw windigo psychosis as an option for this culture-bound syndrome term paper, I choose it for a couple reasons, first I remembered the phrase from above and it is a Native American culture-bound syndrome. I had no idea what it was and doubt if I will ever encounter this in my career.
The windigo legend or folklore has been told in many different ways, over centuries of time, and has many variations. I have found this culture-bound syndrome to be both skeptical and disturbing. Some believe it to be a fabled beast that lives in Native American mythology. …show more content…
Gradually, cannibal instincts take over a person, causing them to kill and eat their companions. Soon the cannibalistic nature turns them into a monster; a creature that now dwells within its new environment and hungers for human flesh (Unexplained, 2014). Officials and scientist believe the windigo legend is related to what is called “windigo psychosis,” or an extreme form of cabin