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Girl who believes she was dead for three years narrates her experience as a corpse

Alabama, USA: Haley Smith, 17, suffered from the Cotard's Syndrome, an extremely rare disease which makes sufferers believe they are dead.

The illness, also known as Walking Corpse Syndrome, was first discovered in 1788, and is a mental illness which makes the patient believe they are dead or a part of their body no longer exists.

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