Of these, 20 (4 %) had TTS that had been precipitated by happy and
joyful events, such as a birthday party,
wedding, surprise farewell
celebration, a favourite rugby team winning a game, or the birth of a grandchild; 465 (96 %) had occurred after sad and stressful events, such as death of a spouse, child or parent, attending a funeral, an accident, worry about illness, or relationship problems; one occurred after an obese patient got stuck in the bath.