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And You Thought You Were Fucked Up

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Sigmund Freud’s Bizarre Case of Anna O

Anna O is probably Freud’s most famous psychological disorder of all. She was hysterical, paralyzed, hydrophobic, and in love with her first therapist, Josef Breuer. He abruptly ended the therapy one day because his wife suspected there was more than counseling happening on the couch. Breuer was summoned to her bedside that same night as Anna O. experienced false labor. She thought she was pregnant with and delivering his child. Freud used the process of catharsis to treat Anna O. He was successful; she became Germany’s first social worker.


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Bibliomania is the obsessive collecting of books to the point where social and family relationships suffer or are damaged. A sufferer would also purchase multiple copies and editions of the very same book.
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Bibliomania is the obsessive collecting of books to the point where social and family relationships suffer or are damaged. A sufferer would also purchase multiple copies and editions of the very same book.

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Pica is an eating disorder typically defined as the persistent ingestion of nonnutritive substances for a period of at least 1 month at an age at which this behavior is developmentally inappropriate.
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Pica is an eating disorder typically defined as the persistent ingestion of nonnutritive substances for a period of at least 1 month at an age at which this behavior is developmentally inappropriate.

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The secret history of psychedelic psychiatry.

Have you ever wondered what psychedelics could do for your mental health? 

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The Capgras delusion (or Capgras syndrome) is a disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that a friend, spouse or other close family member, has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor. The Capgras delusion is classed as a delusional misidentification syndrome, a class of delusional beliefs that involves the misidentification of people, places or objects. It can occur in acute, transient, or chronic forms.
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The Capgras delusion (or Capgras syndrome) is a disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that a friend, spouse or other close family member, has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor. The Capgras delusion is classed as a delusional misidentification syndrome, a class of delusional beliefs that involves the misidentification of people, places or objects. It can occur in acute, transient, or chronic forms.

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Boanthropy is an illness in which sufferers take to the belief that they are cattle. Some Christians consider the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar to have suffered from this disorder. “He was driven away from people and ate grass like cattle.” (Daniel 4:33)
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Boanthropy is an illness in which sufferers take to the belief that they are cattle. Some Christians consider the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar to have suffered from this disorder. “He was driven away from people and ate grass like cattle.” (Daniel 4:33)

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Medical Mystery: The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep

Rhett Lamb, 3, is awake nearly 24 hours a day, and his condition has baffled his parents and doctors for years. Doctors diagnosed Rhett with an extremely rare condition called Chiari Malformation.

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Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) - This syndrome is always related to distortion in time, space, and body image. Due to visual hallucinations, one feels that their whole body parts have been altered in shape and size. For them, a ground may appear to be too close and/or a corridor may appear to be too long. Even though their eyes are normal, they “see” objects (such as people, buildings, cars, houses) larger or smaller than their original sizes. 
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Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) - This syndrome is always related to distortion in time, space, and body image. Due to visual hallucinations, one feels that their whole body parts have been altered in shape and size. For them, a ground may appear to be too close and/or a corridor may appear to be too long. Even though their eyes are normal, they “see” objects (such as people, buildings, cars, houses) larger or smaller than their original sizes. 

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Exploding head syndrome - Exploding head syndrome is a rarely seen medical condition in which the sufferer spontaneously hears an exceptionally and terrifying loud band similar to a gun going off, a clash of cymbals, a bomb exploding, a ringing noise, a wave crashing against rocks or any other loud-explosion-like noise originating from inside their head. This syndrome has no symptoms of sleep disorder and pain elements involved. It’s associated with extreme fatigue and stress, notably among females who age 50 and over.
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Exploding head syndrome - Exploding head syndrome is a rarely seen medical condition in which the sufferer spontaneously hears an exceptionally and terrifying loud band similar to a gun going off, a clash of cymbals, a bomb exploding, a ringing noise, a wave crashing against rocks or any other loud-explosion-like noise originating from inside their head. This syndrome has no symptoms of sleep disorder and pain elements involved. It’s associated with extreme fatigue and stress, notably among females who age 50 and over.



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Synesthesia - This neurologically based phenomenon is caused by stimulation of one of the senses that in turn sparks the automatic stimulation of another sense, resulting in the ability to taste shapes, see music, hear flavors, etc… 
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Synesthesia - This neurologically based phenomenon is caused by stimulation of one of the senses that in turn sparks the automatic stimulation of another sense, resulting in the ability to taste shapes, see music, hear flavors, etc… 

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Cotard’s Syndroma aka The Living Dead -  As disturbing as it sounds, Cotard’s Syndroma is a rare psychological disorder that makes a sufferer believe that he or she is dead, deceased, departed, or otherwise lacking blood/internal organs. It is often associated with delusions of immortality. 
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Cotard’s Syndroma aka The Living Dead -  As disturbing as it sounds, Cotard’s Syndroma is a rare psychological disorder that makes a sufferer believe that he or she is dead, deceased, departed, or otherwise lacking blood/internal organs. It is often associated with delusions of immortality. 

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