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(#2) Boanthropy
Do you graze on grass? Do you moo at inappropriate times? If you’re suffering from the pathological delusion that you’re a cow, you've probably come down with a case of boanthropy. You’d be in good company, as the Biblical king Nebuchadnezzar was thought to have been in the grip of an illness that made him “eat grass as oxen.”
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(#17) Alien hand syndrome
Alien Hand Syndrome is a serious mental condition that causes one’s arm to move around, grab things, and touch people without being controlled by the person it’s attached to. It typically comes around after a stroke or brain injury.
This is also known as “Dr. Strangelove Syndrome” after the mad scientist unable to control his Nazi-saluting arm in the Stanley Kubrick film.
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(#6) Jerusalem Syndrome
Did you walk into the holiest city on Earth and suddenly become gripped by the feeling that you’re the messiah? Then you might have Jerusalem Syndrome, a mental disorder where tourists to the Old City are utterly convinced that they’re hearing the voice of God telling them that they’re the Chosen One. It’s very rare, affecting only around 100 people a year, mostly evangelical Christians who simply become overawed by the majesty of Jerusalem. A small minority of severe cases actually require hospitalization.
It’s likely that the city itself is just a trigger for pre-existing psychiatric issues, and plenty of other cities have had “syndromes” attached to them as well.
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(#18) Stendhal syndrome
Known by a number of other names, this is a psychosomatic disorder that causes severe anxiety symptoms, including rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion, and even hallucinations. Here's the rub: it happens when an individual has an experience of great personal significance or sees an object of great beauty.
The sufferer is overcome with emotion after seeing a piece of art, meeting an important person, or going to a historical location.
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(#14) Capgras Delusion
Worried that your wife or husband has been swapped out for a lookalike who acts the same but isn’t the same person? You could have Capgras Delusion, which manifests as a reoccurring delusion that an acquaintance (usually a spouse or family member) has been replaced by an identical impostor or group of impostors. Sufferers recognize faces, but know there isn’t something “right” about them.
Patients believe they have dozens of lookalikes being swapped out by an unknown force. It’s usually found in those with schizophrenia, dementia, or brain injuries, but can also be brought on by heavy ketamine use.
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(#3) Mary Hart Syndrome
An incredibly specific kind of mental illness, Mary Hart Syndrome was named after the Entertainment Tonight anchor whose voice caused seizures and confusion in a woman in the early '90s. It’s likely that the seizures were caused by a something unique in Hart’s tone of voice and not anything that she specifically was saying.
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The World Health Organization defines rare diseases in which the number of patients is between 0.65% and 1% of the total population. There are also some rare mental illnesses in the psychiatric department. The medical profession and biologists have never stopped exploring the mysteries of the human brain and thought. Healthy people are usually able to adapt well to different environments and solve most problems, most patients with mental disorders may have abnormal behaviors or thoughts.
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