Susto
Form of panic attack in Latin American cultures / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the cultural illness. For the band, see Susto (band). For the album by Masabumi Kikuchi, see Susto (album).
Susto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsusto], Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsuʃtu]) is a cultural illness primarily among Latin American cultures. It is described as a condition of "chronic somatic suffering stemming from emotional trauma or from witnessing traumatic experiences lived by others".