Discussing The Truth Of Pinocchio Syndrome In A Korean Drama Starring Park Shin Hye

Korean drama Pinocchio, starring Park Shin Hye (Photo: SBS)

JAKARTA - The Korean drama Pinocchio, starring Park Shin Hye, is always interesting to watch even though it has been played repeatedly. Park Shin Hye plays the role of Choi In Ha in the drama series 'Pinocchio'. The title of the drama is for Choi In Ha's Pinocchio syndrome.

The story in this drama is about the daily life of a female reporter who can't lie until she finally falls in love with a man with Pinocchio. Because of this syndrome, Park Shin Hye is in trouble.

Pinocchio Syndrome is a syndrome that causes hiccups when lying due to problems in the autonomic nervous system and it is an incurable syndrome, which occurs in 1 in 43 people. People suffering from Pinocchio Syndrome will hiccup even if they lie over the phone or text. However, once they corrected the lie, the hiccups stopped.

The hiccups that start with telling small lies naturally stop over time, but big lies that go against their conscience won't stop until they fix it.

Because they can't lie even on the things of everyday life.

Finally, because Pinocchio syndrome is clearly seen when the sufferer lies, people really believe everything the sufferer says. Pinocchio centers on the topic of a unique condition called 'Pinocchio Syndrome,' a growing romantic and journalist, who must always tell the truth. Besides Park Shin Hye, 'Pinocchio' stars Lee Jong Suk, Kim Young Kwang and Lee Yubi.

After watching, many are curious whether the Pinocchio syndrome suffered by Choi In Ha is a genuine syndrome in psychological terms? Pinocchio syndrome is a made-up syndrome that doesn't really exist.

Quoted from Wikipedia, Pinocchio syndrome does exist but is different from the syndrome in the drama 'Pinocchio'. Pinocchio syndrome is a condition when a person's body feels stiff like a wooden doll. This condition is a phobia, namely gelatophobia, where the sufferer will feel uncomfortable and afraid when others laugh at him.

Dr. Michael Titze found that some of his patients with a phobia of Pinocchio tend to always analyze the environment they will enter. Are many people who are humorous and like to laugh at other people. In fact, not a few even feel they are stupid individuals.

So it's clear that Park Shin Hye's Pinocchio syndrome is not a genuine syndrome in psychological terms. Pinocchio syndrome is a made-up syndrome that doesn't really exist.