The human body is also one of the vast and unexplored “universes”. In it, there are mysterious neurological syndromes that make patients strange.
Manifestations, behaviors and reactions to the outside world are all very strange of people with the syndrome, which often makes people around them feel confused, even suspect they are pretending. According to the Bright Side page, below will be the strangest syndromes that humans have ever had.
Quasimodo syndrome, or body dysmorphic disorder, is an extremely dangerous mental disorder known for having obsessive thoughts about one or more defects in the patient’s body, or worse. bad features” of their own imagination.
More understandable, Quasimodo can be known as a form of appearance inferiority, the patient constantly looks in the mirror, trying to find an angle where he can see the defect himself but does not allow anyone to see. or take pictures.
These people often have low self-esteem about their appearance even though they spend most of the day taking care of them, looking at them or trying to hide them. In addition, they often feel socially awkward, obsessing about the future when others will see the “defect” and laugh at it.
The absurdity of this syndrome is revealed in the short film Contracuerpo.
People with Erotomania often have a strong belief that someone is secretly loving them, usually people of high social status.
Patients believe that their “fans” because of their special status do not say it directly, but often through special signs, secret signals, telepathy, and encrypted messages on the computer. communication to express thoughts.
This is a complex and difficult syndrome to treat because even if those “fans” directly say “no”, they do not believe it, but by their blind belief, they explain themselves that this is the case. part of a secret strategy of hiding their relationship with society.
This syndrome is highlighted in the movie From the Land of the Moon (Marion Cotillard Hay’s character).
This syndrome makes a patient believe that someone close to them or themselves has been replaced by a doppelganger. In other words, this is an identity disorder that makes the sufferer always in a state of insecurity towards those around him or himself.
Patients always think and claim that their rumored bad deeds were done by the other impostor with the same face and blame them. This disorder is often accompanied by schizophrenia.
This syndrome is named after the scientist who discovered it in 1923 – Dr. Joseph Capgras. The feature film The Double, based on FM Dostoevsky’s novel of the same name, reveals the nature of this disorder.
In stark contrast to the Capgras syndrome above, Fregoli is known to be a psychotic syndrome in which the wearer has to believe that behind the faces of strangers is their loved one, but for some reason. that is forced to “disguise” so that no one will recognize.
The syndrome was first described in 1927 when a young girl believed she was being pursued by two actors from the theater.
Adele syndrome is a phobia that causes a person to experience a sick emotion. Doctors have recently realized this is a serious mental disorder that threatens one’s health and life, compared to gambling, alcoholism… it is much more frightening.
Symptoms are similar to major depression but more dangerous: Mistreatment of self or others, self-deception, delusional hope, voluntary sacrifice, ignoring advice from friends or relatives body, acting recklessly, and losing interest in other topics and activities.
You can watch The Story of Adele H, a movie about the syndrome and the young woman named after.
Cryptomnesia is a type of memory impairment whereby a person is unable to remember when a particular event happened or whether it was a dream or reality. It is also known as hidden memory syndrome, introduced by psychiatrist Flournoy in 1901.
In other words, the source of the information is forgotten and the sufferer is unable to determine whether the idea/thought/event… is really their own or someone else’s.
This syndrome is often accompanied by the phenomenon of “jamais vu”, as opposed to “deja vu”, which is suddenly feeling a (possibly familiar) place that is suddenly extremely foreign, as if for the first time. see.
Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder suffer from obsessive worrying thoughts that they cannot control and get rid of. There are particular actions that seem to them to be perfect, or else the person will be stuck in fear and anxiety all day.
A vivid example of someone with OCD is the character Leonardo DiCaprio, from The Aviator.
Paraphrenia is a combination of fantasy and grandeur. The patient’s delusional ideas are constantly accompanied by false hallucinations and “false memories”.
People with this syndrome will consider themselves to be rulers of the world, claiming to be immortal or of divine origin, or pretending that they have written great books. That is why they are often arrogant and mysterious.
Multiple personality disorder, also known as dissociative identity disorder, is a rare but very dangerous mental disorder. Accordingly, the patient divides his personality into many types and assumes that there are many different people coexisting in his body.
In particular, those “individuals” can completely have different genders, ages, nationalities, personalities, and opinions. Many people even believe that they exist different diseases even though they exist in the same body.
The cause of this disorder can be severe trauma in childhood, for the purpose of psychological protection, the child begins to perceive what is happening to them as if it were happening to someone else. other.
The most striking story with a personality split occurred in America in the late 1970s. When the dangerous criminal Billy Milligan was arrested, it turned out that 24 people were living inside his head. You can read about this story in Daniel Keyes’ book.
The main character of the movie Split also suffers from the same disorder.
This syndrome is also known as “beauty shock”, because the patient will really feel overwhelmed every time they come into contact with something beautiful. Be it a masterpiece of art, a magnificent architecture, or simply a beautiful landscape, it is enough to provoke a reaction.
The syndrome is named after Stendhal – a French author. He described what he felt in a letter in 1817, after coming to Florence (Italy) and seeing so many beautiful things in this city.
* What the patient sees : People with Stendhal syndrome, when witnessing something beautiful, will feel dizzy, even faint. They will feel disoriented, suddenly anxious, have a fast heartbeat, and sometimes even see hallucinations.
This is a syndrome that causes the patient to lose the connection between the image and its meaning. In a word, the things they see are not really accurate anymore, like looking at a chair into a ball.
This syndrome usually occurs due to brain damage due to previous diseases, such as dementia, cancer, poisoning…
What the patient sees: As stated, people with this syndrome will have a lot of visual confusion. They’ll see the doll as a dog, the chair into a ball… Even their faces won’t be recognizable.
We all probably hate being sick, being hospitalized, lying miserable. However, patients with factual disorders are different.
These people seem to be obsessed with being sick, always assuming they are sick. The cause of this illness often stems from past trauma – abuse, abandonment… – or serious illness. According to some statistics, 1% of the world’s population suffers from this disorder, and it can only be cured through psychological treatment.
What the patient sees: People with reality disorder intentionally make themselves sick. They regularly go to the hospital, see doctors for treatment or prescriptions, and always fabricate symptoms to get more medical attention.