12 Most Terrifying Mental Disorders You Should Be Aware Of.

 The human race is full of peculiar traits. Mental disorders are sure one of them. But most people are not aware of these terrifying disorders. Now you’ll be. 

 1. Alien Hand Syndrome

 Of the several mental disorders, this is reported mostly in those people who have had surgical separation of their brain’s two hemispheres. This syndrome usually affects the left hand.

 

2. Cotard Delusion 

 The patient who suffers from this terrifying mental illness starts believing that either he is dead, non-existent or his body/organs are decaying. This is a symptom which is found in almost 65% of the cases. However, there also have been many cases where the patient has delusions of immortality. Undoubtedly, one of the creepiest disorders to have.

3. CapGras Delusion 

 One of the most terrifying mental disorders is CapGras Delusion in which a person starts believing that his family or friends or colleagues have been replaced by imposters. No amount of coaxing or convincing can change the patient’s mind. This illness is mostly found in people diagnosed with schizophrenia, dementia.

4. Stockholm Syndrome 

 Sometimes a victim who has been kidnapped and kept captive for a long time can start sympathizing with the captor. Many times the feelings can get romantic as well due to the lengthy period of time spent together. Remember the movie V for Vendetta where the female lead is kept captive by a man who wants to overthrow the totalitarian government. In the end she falls in love with him and assists him in his Vendetta.

5.  Kluver – Bucy Syndrome 

 This can be deemed as a highly terrifying mental illness in which the afflicted will undergo severe personality changes, have dangerously high sex drive and lose memory. 

6. Diogenes Syndrome  

 This mental disorder is named after the Greek philosopher Diogenes who became an outcast. Do you have a cat lady in your locality who has very little contact with her neighbors? Well chances are that she suffers from this illness. The patient usually is paranoid, has limited social habits and ultimately cuts off contact from the world. They prefer to hoard their homes with animals and garbage.

7. Alice In Wonderland Syndrome 

 We all know the story of Alice in Wonderland. Now we have disorders named after the famed fable. Imagine how terrifying it will be to hear sounds all the time, see abnormal sizes and shapes of normal things with your head pounding incessantly. This is what AIWS sufferers go through. This mental sickness usually affects young people only.

8. Fregoli Delusion 

 One of the mental disorders named after a famous Italian actor Leopoldo Frigoli who was known for his talent to speedily alter his looks on stage. The sufferer believes that different people are actually a single person in disguise. They also have loss of memory or holes in their memory.

 9. Apotemnophilia  

 In this terrifying neurological disease the patient has a crazy urge to amputate his limbs and sometimes wants to become deaf, blind or paralyzed. The patient is otherwise normal and completely sane in his daily life but can’t control this sick urge. Jeepers Creepers. 

10. Dissociative Identity Disorder  

 Also called Multiple Personality Disorder this is a disorder of identity. The afflicted develops a separate personality and shows various behaviors. This is very terrifying for the loved ones of the patients diagnosed with such disorders as you never know what they are capable of.11. Wendigo Psychosis 

 The patient has an uncontrollable urge to eat human flesh in this mental illness. This is one of those culturally specific mental disorders which is predominantly found in Northern Algonquin people. A really disgusting illness to have when you are a human.

12. Aboulomania 

 People with this illness report becoming indecisive over silly matters. Normal daily activities like bathing, going for a walk, doing some work or deciding which clothes  to wear  become impossible  to prioritize.