In this post, you will learn about 10 of the most unusual mental illnesses.
1. Landau-Kleffner syndrome
Landau-Kleffner syndrome is a psychological disorder that most commonly affects children between the ages of five and seven. As a rule, it is expressed in the loss of the ability to correctly express their thoughts and understand the language. Some people with this syndrome also experience seizures. A clear scientific explanation for the cause of this disorder does not yet exist. Most oddly, children tend to develop language skills successfully and then gradually lose them. Some speech therapy techniques can help cope with the disease, but they are quite difficult to implement.
2. Obsession
Dullness is not a well-known disorder. In essence, we are talking about bouts of harmful indecision. Sufferers of this ailment are normal people both physically and mentally in almost any other area, except when they find themselves in a situation of choice. In this case, they start to have serious problems. Some sufferers of this ailment face incredible difficulties in everyday life, often they are not able to do the simplest things. For example, just thinking about whether to go for a walk can completely unsettle them. Many patients report that they feel physically healthy, but as if imprisoned and deprived of freedom of action.
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3. Mary Hart syndrome
This is a very strange disease indeed. Cases have been reported of people having seizures after hearing the voice of TV presenter Mary Hart. A doctor who studied one of these cases confirms that the woman did have a seizure when she heard Hart speak. The victim felt that her head was squeezed, she was at a loss and embarrassment. It is worth noting that this strange syndrome only manifests itself in those who already suffer from seizures from other ailments.
4. Caffeine-induced anxiety disorder
Scientists have long established that caffeine increases anxiety. It is also known that people who are already prone to persistent anxiety disorders are much more susceptible to the psychological effects of caffeine. So if you are already prone to panic attacks, be careful with your coffee - drinking caffeine will increase the likelihood of them occurring.
5. Boanthropy
Boanthropy is a strange delusional disorder in which a person considers himself to be a cow or a bull. The frustration usually starts out as a kind of dream, and then takes over the person's entire thoughts, eventually turning into mania. It is also possible that the condition can be caused by hypnosis, provided the person is exposed to it. Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, is also believed to have suffered from this ailment, at least according to the Book of Daniel, which says that he "was from the people and ate grass like an ox."
6. Autophagy
With autophagy, patients eat themselves, or parts of their body - they just impulsively bite and chew. One person, for example, started out by biting his nails but ended up chewing his fingers. Like most ailments, this one can range from very mild to life threatening.
7. Alien hand syndrome
The syndrome consists in the fact that the hand behaves as if it has its own mind: it moves itself, grabs things, responds to the touch of other people, and does it outside the control of the person to whom it belongs.
3. Taijin Kyofusho
This phenomenon is most common in Japan, or rather, among those who grew up in accordance with the customs and social expectations of Japanese culture. Taijin Kuofusho is characterized by a panic fear that communication with other people might somehow go wrong. For example, that you smell bad or that you might unwittingly offend someone. The emergence of such a syndrome in Japan is not surprising, since Japanese culture is widely known for its reverent attitude to the observance of the rules of decency and etiquette.
9. Erotomania
Erotomanic sufferers are convinced that someone is in love with them. Moreover, a person who, presumably, is in love with an erotomaniac, as a rule, has a much higher social status than the sufferer himself, and often is a celebrity. It is very difficult to overcome such a disorder: even if the alleged lover outright denies his "feelings", this is usually not enough to convince the deluded person.
10. Riley-Day syndrome
Riley-Day syndrome, also known as familial dysautonomia, is an inherited disorder. For its signs to manifest, it is necessary that the corresponding gene has been passed on by both parents.
Basically, this syndrome affects the autonomic nervous system. While there are many extremely unpleasant symptoms (such as frequent vomiting and difficulty swallowing), there are also some interesting features.
Chief among them is the fact that many people with this condition are almost completely insensitive to pain. Maybe a painless life sounds great in theory, it doesn't work so well in practice. Pain is actually your friend, it sends signals to the brain so that you know when something is wrong, and its complete absence does not always lead to pleasant consequences.