A woman wakes up in a hospital bed with no idea why she’s there. Her perception of reality is questionable. A doctor discovers a possible source for her delusions and what follows is her journey to recovery and back to herself. Thank you to Susannah Cahalan for sharing your story with us! Susannah tells the full tale of her descent into madness and rise out of it in her international bestselling memoir <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Fire-My-Month-Madness/dp/1451621388">Brain on Fire</a>.  She's written a new book called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Acid-Queen-Psychedelic-Counterculture-Rebellion/dp/0593490053/ref=sr_1_1?crid=W1DW59GKJGZX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WLP17jAbLeagXkJxnijgfQsWgOh0YH-5v5m-6VZIuMH9UcXjEPu9zAJMj1AZ6uAhKvOjVL---W2nY8jryX8gOb8QqByNqOs7QB7UNHdU7RfIYJza94frdaV0Yhz8yAfwjsoGp-e3cd7GV2ODCwzEaFTtStO25BuJhB05_E8-PSi5ow5lWulrNERi4o1GLMDg-JXmPnFGt7tb_y7whQ06P2EfBB5ZOuHD7Zk6hF7H0dI.kojovwHInn8PssrCvegvQNaMzk7gayLzkSzuDk21qMs&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+acid+queen&qid=1759334228&sprefix=the+acid+qu%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1">The Acid Queen</a>, about the reality-bending world of psychedelics. You can find Susannah on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/suscahalan/?hl=en">@suscahalan</a>.  Our friends at <a href="https://whyy.org/programs/the-pulse/">The Pulse</a> will be continuing Susannah's story this coming week, as she investigates one of the most famous psychological experiments of all time... and discovers something incredible. You'll want to catch that on the next episode of <a href="https://whyy.org/programs/the-pulse/">WHYY's The Pulse</a>, available on the <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts-and-shows/">NPR podcast</a> feed. Produced by Justin Kramon, edited by Nancy Lopez, engineering by Boen Wong, music from Blue Dot Sessions.Season 16 - Episode 57

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