Strange mental illnesses you may not know

The hustle and bustle of life with too much pressure and stress makes our spirit seriously affected. According to the Vietnam Institute of Mental Health, currently, about 30% of our population suffers from mental disorders. In addition to common illnesses such as insomnia, depression, and anxiety disorders, there are many mental illnesses that we are not aware of.

How will strange mental illnesses affect the patient's life?

EXPLODING HEAD SYNDROME

Discovered in 1876, Exploding Head Syndrome is one of the parasleep disorders and visual hallucinations, especially common in schoolchildren. If you hear a loud bang while sleeping, you are officially bothered by Exploding Head Syndrome! This phenomenon usually occurs 1-2 hours after we fall asleep but is not the result of the dream. The noises that patients hear are very diverse, including thunder, fireworks, gunfire, explosions, claps, screams, pounding doors... At this time, they often startle, have difficulty breathing. , fear, sweating, heart palpitations… Although harmless, this syndrome can cause insecurity and impair the patient's quality of mental life.

Exploding head syndrome reduces the quality of the patient's mental life

FACTITIOUS DISORDER

Because it was discovered by Baron von Munchausen (a German officer in the 18th century), pseudo-psychotic psychosis is also known as Munchausen syndrome. This is a rare form of mental illness in which the patient is obsessed with the disease. That is, even though they are healthy, they always believe that they are sick, even causing self-harm, lying about symptoms to prove to the doctor that they are sick.

The cause of this syndrome can be due to abuse, neglect, serious childhood illness or trauma in the past. Therefore, they fake illness to attract attention, sympathy and care from those around them.

• According to statistics, only about 1% of the world's population suffers from this mental disorder.
• It is common in middle-aged people and can be cured with psychological treatment.
• Most patients with this syndrome will experience physical symptoms such as fever, digestive disorders, stomach pain, chest pain, etc.

ALIEN HAND SYNDROME (ALIEN HAND SYNDROME)

Unowned Hand Syndrome is also known as Dr. Strangelove syndrome (who discovered this syndrome). This is a neurological dysfunction in which the patient completely loses control of a certain hand/limb. Although they think one thing, the arm/limb acts another, completely independent of the thoughts of the "suffering master". That hand even tried to punch, scratch, and strangle them.

This syndrome occurs more commonly in the left arm and leg, in people who have had epilepsy, mental disorders, brain surgery, infections, strokes, aneurysms, migraines, tumor removal, Alzheimer's disease, Corticobasal degeneration and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

EKBOM SYNDROME

This is a psychological disorder that causes people to have the illusion that there are insects or parasites living under their skin. Most people with this syndrome feel that ants, cockroaches, worms, insects, etc. are moving under their skin. It results from schizophrenia, a traumatic brain injury, or a sudden withdrawal from alcohol in an alcoholic.

DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER

Surely you've known more or less the phrase "multi-personality" through famous movies such as:  Kill Me Heal Me, Split, Psycho, Fight Club, Black Swan ... right? Dissociative Identity Disorder is the new name for Multiple Personality Disorder. This is a psychological disorder that can create 2 or more personalities in the same person and involves psychological trauma caused by the person experiencing traumatic events in the past.

• Only 0.01% - 1% of the world's population suffers from this disease.
• Patients with 2 or more identities (full name, gender, personality) or more. They are often unaware of their condition. This causes a lot of disturbance in their daily life.
• Identities switch randomly and suddenly, after hours or years.
• The disease is often accompanied by amnesia (which cannot be explained by ordinary forgetfulness).

Cognitive dissociation disorder aka "multipersonality"

STENDHAL SYNDROME (STENDHAL SYNDROME)

This syndrome is named after Stendhal - the pen name of a famous French writer. In 1817, when he went to the city of Florence (Italy) to find inspiration for his new work, he was completely shocked by the stunning beauty of this land and was stunned, restless, sweating, heart beating fast… Stendhal syndrome was born from there. In a word, this syndrome occurs when an ordinary person is suddenly exposed to too many works of art that make them ecstatic as if they are walking on clouds. Some common symptoms are dizziness, fainting, hallucinations, anxiety, heart palpitations, etc.

CAPGRAS SYNDROME (CAPGRAS SYNDROME)

Recognition disorder (also known as "face blindness") causes distortion of the patient's ability to recognize. Sufferers often have false illusions about objects, events, and people around them. They assume that their loved ones are being replaced by an imposter. According to a statistic in 1980, more than a third of people with this syndrome had been in a traffic accident or suffered severe psychological trauma.

Recognition disorder (also known as "face blindness") causes distortion of the patient's ability to recognize

COTARD DELUSION (COTARD DELUSION)

Cotard syndrome is also known as Zombie syndrome. This is a mental disorder that causes the patient to deny his existence. Most have the illusion that they are dead, their bodies rotting, and their blood and internal organs no longer exist. Many others believe that they have immortal bodies, so they do not mind eating, leading to starvation. Scientists believe that this syndrome is an extreme form of depression, which is the result of various types of mental disorders and often accompanies dementia.

VISION AGNOSIA (VISUAL AGNOSIA)

Visual dysfunction is a mental syndrome that makes it difficult for patients to recognize geometrical features of objects or human faces. As a result, their perception of the world around them is deviated and markedly impaired. This disorder can be caused by brain damage caused by poisoning, cancer, dementia, stroke, etc.