Mental disorders you don’t know-Nigerian Tribune

A mental disorder or illness is a disease that causes mild to severe disturbances in thought and/or behaviour, resulting in an inability to cope with life’s ordinary demands and routines.

Most people consider mental disorders as something that brings nothing but shame. Although it does, having any of the disorders classified as mental illness is not the end of life as this diseases can be either cure or managed.

However, of the more than 200 mental disorders discovered so far, there are some we are not really familiar with or as never heard of as the case may be.



Cotard’s Delusion

Cotard’s delusion (sometimes called ‘Walking Corpse Syndrome’) is a relatively rare condition that was first described by Dr Jules Cotard in 1882. Cotard’s syndrome comprises any one of a series of delusions that range from a belief that one has lost organs, blood, or body parts to insisting that one has lost one’s soul or is dead.

Dr Cotard described it as “The Delirium of Negation” and sufferers typically deny the existence of a body part, a portion of their body or their own existence entirely.

This is a rare mental illness that causes the person to think they are dead, figuratively or literally.

Borderline Personality Disorder

The borderline personality disorder is a mental illness marked by an ongoing pattern of varying moods, self-image, and behaviour. These symptoms often result in impulsive actions and problems in relationships. People with a borderline personality disorder may experience intense episodes of anger, depression, and anxiety that can last from a few hours to days.

Borderline personality disorder typically starts in young people or adults. People who suffer from BPD have trouble regulating their thoughts and emotions and can become impulsive and reckless. They can also experience unstable intense relationships and a distorted self-image.

Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

This disorder affects children. They will go up to and talk to, strangers, but they don’t see the potential danger.

The child’s pattern of behaviour includes what is seen as culturally inappropriate and overly familiar behaviour that is either verbal or physical with complete strangers.

The behaviour breaks out of the normal constraints of ordinary social customs and boundaries of the culture. These children show the willingness to venture away into unfamiliar settings without checking back on the primary caregiver and can even go off with a stranger with minimal or no hesitation. continue reading here https://bit.ly/2B5aNEY