Thousands of users were outraged to see that a young woman barely reacted while her sister collapsed again and again. However, there was an explanation that completely changed the story.
A young Brazilian woman went viral after a video showed her cutting her sister’s hair when she suddenly fainted. What drew the most attention was that, instead of panicking, she remained completely calm while watching her recover.
The scene became even more shocking when the young woman collapsed several times in a row. Each time she seemed to recover, she would lose consciousness again, leaving thousands of users baffled and harshly criticizing her sister’s apparent indifference.
However, behind the footage there was a detail that social media did not know. The young woman suffered from vasovagal syncope, a condition that can cause sudden fainting due to a temporary disruption in the regulation of the nervous system.
Knowing this situation perfectly well, her sister knew how to act and gave her salt water to help her recover. What for many seemed like a cold reaction ended up being the response of someone used to dealing with episodes that, although shocking to witness, were part of a condition already known to both of them.