The Glass Delusion – A disorder that makes us think we are made of glass

There was a strange delusion going on mainly during the late Middle Ages and early modern ages (15th to 17th centuries). It was a regularly recorded condition and it is an unusual psychiatric disorder. The disorder is called Glass delusion. People with this disorder believed that their whole body or part of their body was…

Walking corpse syndrome – The real walking dead

Most of us know that zombies are science fiction. But there is a medical condition that will make you believe that you are a zombie. Yes, it is an extremely rare, frightening and serious mental illness. This psychiatric and delusional disorder is called as Cotard’s syndrome or Cotard’s delusion. The affected persons believes that they…

Sleeping beauty syndrome – Real life sleeping beauty

We all grew up hearing the classic fairytale The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods by the Brothers Grimm. It is about a princess who is cursed to sleep for a 100 years by an evil fairy with a spell that could be broken only by a kiss from a handsome prince. In fact, there is…

The laughing death – Kuru

You might have heard someone say they died of laughing in their humourous situation. But people literally can die laughing due to a rare disease. It is called Kuru and it is a progressive and fatal nervous system disease. Kuru means trembling or to shake. As the illness progressed, the person will lose the ability…