“Agrippa” is a disorder rarely diagnosed in Elysian Patricians and Caelisolans. It is an acute mental disorder which causes its victim's hearts to stop beating when they experience a lot of emotional stress, resulting in sudden death. It is more commonly diagnosed per capita in Patricians than Caelisolans, though cases are still incredibly rare.
Agrippa's origin as a disorder in Patricians, and more recently Caelisolans, is somewhat shrouded in mystery. The disorder was often believed to be an error or some form of damage to a person's “soul”. This “damaged soul” was thought to have loosened the person's ties with their body and the physical world, wherein if they were forced into unpleasant situations their soul would abandon the body, ending the elysian's life.
When the advances in medical technology began to dominate Elysian society, and the famous Soul Transfer technology was created, the significance of Agrippa as an ailment was amplified; the condition could not be cured by a simple reconstruction of genes, or even by recollecting the soul in a new body. Though the reconstruction and revitalization of a body would offer a temporary treatment for the disorder, allowing the Elysian diagnosed with Agrippa to continue living, the condition would remain throughout their entire life.
There are no reliable methods of detecting Agrippa disorder until it has killed its victim at least once. When placed under a significant amount of emotional or psychological stress, the hearts of Elysians with this condition stop receiving the automatic signals from their brains which regulates their beating, causing a rapid form of cardiac arrest which leads to fainting and then death if medical attention is not applied immediately1).
Being a stress-based disorder, Agrippa is more easily treated with therapy and personal management than drugs and medicine. Due to Elysians' natural resistance to cybernetic and artificial implants, a pacemaker is not a viable form of treatment.
As Agrippa appears to have a different threshold of stress for each individual who has it, different methods of treatment have varying effects; the most common treatments include meditation, yoga, and speaking with a counselor.
Elysians diagnosed with Agrippa are disallowed from working in high-stress environments, such as the military. Elysians diagnosed with Agrippa are legally required to notify companies of this fact while searching for employment. Elysians with Agrippa are offered a premium healthcare and mental backup plan.
META_mahn created this article on 2017/12/14 20:38. Arbitrated fitted a significant amount of the data into the page since then.
This article was approved on 2017/12/19.