1. The Alice in Wonderland syndrome
This syndrome is based on an illusion that affects the perception of time and space. Those who suffer from it can see objects larger or smaller than they really are. They may also have some difficulties in measuring time.
It is a relatively common illusion that does not have to be associated with any mental illness. Some people claim to have felt it as children or immediately before sleeping.
2. Cotard's syndrome
People with this syndrome think they are actually dead. They believe that they do not exist and are empty inside. Their relationship with others is limited or almost non-existent and they spend little time on personal care.
3. Capgras syndrome
It is a mental disorder that affects the identification of people. Those affected believe that a relative has actually been replaced by an impostor with the same appearance. Often linked to schizophrenia, brain damage, and dementia.
4. Folie à deux
This disorder has been taken to the movies on many occasions. It is a French term that we could translate as "shared insanity". It occurs when two people who generally live together or in proximity share the same illusion about something.
5. Intrusion of thoughts
People who suffer from this illusion believe that their thoughts are not theirs. They think that someone from outside is sending them to them. They usually have some idea of who this person is, although sometimes they do not know it. It is an illusion closely related to schizophrenia.
6. Ekbom's syndrome
Those who suffer from it think that their body is full of parasites. They tend to seek the help of dermatologists rather than psychologists.
7. Clinical lycanthropy
The person believes that he is an animal or that he is in the process of becoming one of them. It is a rare syndrome that is not only reduced to the belief of turning into a wolf. There have also been cases of frogs, horses, birds or even bees.
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