Mary Pilon

author of “The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete’s Battle With Mental Illness.”

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Those who suffer from a delusion called Truman Syndrome believe they’re constantly being filmed and watched by a TV audience. Kevin Hall has suffered that delusion.

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