![]() Alien Hand Syndrome most often appears in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, as a result of brain surgery during which the brain’s two hemispheres have been separated, or mental illnesses. The uncontrollable limb often seems to take on a mind and will of its own, and sufferers have reported their “alien” limb attempting to choke either themselves or others, ripping clothing, or scratching to the point of blood. Those with this scary, but fortunately rare, mental disorder experience a complete loss of control of a hand or limb. Though it’s often been used in terrifying plot twists, Alien Hand Syndrome is hardly limited to the fictional world. A mental illness like this one will make you want to keep your mental health a top priority! Alien Hand Syndrome Fortunately, Alice in Wonderland Syndrome is extremely rare, and in most cases affects those in their 20s who have a brain tumor or history of substance abuse. This terrifying mental disorder, which has been described as an LSD trip without the euphoria, even perverts one’s own body image. Just as Alice grows too tall for the house, those suffering from Alice in Wonderland Syndrome will hear sounds either quieter or louder than they actually are, see objects larger or smaller than reality, and even lose sense of accurate velocity or textures. ![]() Known also as Todd Syndrome, Alice in Wonderland Syndrome causes one’s surroundings to appear distorted. Alice in Wonderland SyndromeĪlice in Wonderland may be pure fantasy, but one of Alice’s more bizarre experiences shares its characteristics with a scary mental disorder. We may all recognize the names of other more common mental disorders such as bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or autism spectrum disorder. While all of these mental illnesses and many others that we did not list can be scary for those suffering, there are a few rare psychotic disorders that are especially terrifying. Below, we’ve described what we think you’ll agree are the 15 scariest mental disorders of all time. While some mental disorders, such as depression, can occur naturally, others are the result of brain trauma or other injuries. Experts believe that mental illness is an actual epidemic and the United States needs far more mental health services in order to help the people in need. In the United States alone, one in four families is affected. While only a small percentage of people are forced to live with the mental disorders described above, the fact remains that 450 million people worldwide suffer from mental illness. ![]() Unfortunately for some people, these scary feelings are an every day reality. What if you felt like yourself one day and the next day someone else was in the mirror? Scary, right? Imagine suffering from a mental illness that causes you to believe your significant other is an imposter set on harming you, or which convinces you that books are for eating, or worse yet, that you have somehow become the walking dead.
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