(from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyuan_religion#Mabui)

Mabui (まぶい), or "spirit", is a key concept in Ryukyuan religion. Mabui is the essence of the self, somewhat like the soul and somewhat like mana…

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Mabui can be lost as the result of fright, stress, loneliness, or helplessness, any circumstances in which a person suffers from a sudden shock or a lack of psychological/physical resources. A coma-like trance is one manifestation of the loss of mabui, but an extreme one. It seems that the loss of one's mabui manifests itself first psychologically, as depression or anxiety, and then physically as general lethargy or actual illness. Poor relationships – be they with the living, the dead, or incorporeal powers – also may result in the loss of mabui.

## Mabui-gumi

Performed as the result of the loss (or potential loss) of mabui. After being startled, while scared, or even after a sneeze, one says or has recited over them "Mabuya, mabuya, utikuyou" or simply "Mabuya, mabuya". **One can also regain one's lost mabui simply by doing what one habitually does: sitting in one's favorite chair, sleeping in one's own bed, wearing favorite old clothing, or handling familiar, personal objects.** More formally, a special ceremony can be performed by the family's matriarch… if the case is especially serious, a *yuta* may be involved in the retrieval of one's mabui.

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reading that like dang, that sounds like an actually pretty good description of dissociation during trauma, possible complications afterwards (PTSD?), and potentially reasonable courses of treatment. (it sounds like the *yuta* can range from the "buy this lucky item" animal crossing lady to a family-oriented, almost psychoanalytical approach, except that they can still interview your [grand] parents even of they've passed away. potentially like a terry pratchett witch?)