Top Five Strangest Mental Health Conditions

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Top Five WEIRDEST Mental Health Conditions.
These are five of the strangest mental health conditions that I’ve encountered over my 30 years of working as a psychiatrist.
Fregoli syndrome is where a person believes that someone is out to get them and they can change their appearance or take over the bodies of other people.
Koro is the belief that your penis is shrinking and being drawn back into your body.
Ekbom’s syndrome is a delusional disorder characterised by the unshakeable belief that you are infected or infested with some kind of parasite - worms, insects, bacteria, even mice. They can be on your skin, in your skin or even eating away at your internal organs.
Exploding head syndrome is sleep disorder in which people hear a loud or frightening noise like a thunderclap or gunshot just as they are falling asleep
Diogenes Syndrome is a severe mental disorder in which people withdraw from the world, neglect themselves and live in extreme squalor, usually with a total lack of concern at how they are living.
If you want to know more about any of these conditions please click onto my channel where there are videos dealing with each disorder separately.
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Video produced by Professor Graeme Yorston and Tom Yorston.

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@andrealittle2836 9 күн бұрын

I feel so sorry for these people. The fear and anxiety they feel must be hell.

@professorgraemeyorston 9 күн бұрын

It is easy to forget that these strange conditions are very real for those suffering from them.

@DeidreL9 4 ай бұрын

Hello Professor. I have OCD, agoraphobia, body dysmorphia and DPDR. It’s been an interesting journey! I lost the years between ages 35 - 55 to these, being so ill with them l lived a very hermit like existence. I’m a LOT better now, and studying counselling, and every day I’m amazed by the complexity of the human brain and the vast array of disorders that can arise. Exploding Head Syndrome fascinates me, and it seems very common. Interestingly, I started having ocular migraines around the same time my DPDR worsened, which was about three years ago, after my mother passed away. I’ve always had migraines but the ocular ones are different and scared the daylights out of me when they first happened. It’s all so interesting and the thing is, there is hope, we can find a way to live well with these illnesses, given the right help and a safe space to openly discuss what’s going on inside us. The illness I’ve always been fascinated by is where people, and historically speaking they’re usually royalty, believe parts of their bodies are made of glass. Or they’ve swallowed something made of glass, in one case a piano. As you said, it’s not funny to the sufferer, but it is infinitely fascinating. Thank you so much for this video and yes for ending the stigma.

@professorgraemeyorston 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad things are going a little better for you.

@laurenc4138 Жыл бұрын

I literally found out what exploding head syndrome was because for months in my early 20s it would sound like a huge pot falling or something exploding right as I was about to fall asleep. I was terrified. I thought I had a tumor or something until I spoke with my doctor and got a scan and was diagnosed with this. It’s weird this was like the precursor to the first time I ever got sleep paralysis. Now I have sleep paralysis a few times a year but haven’t had the sound symptoms anymore

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

It is a strange condition, but fortunately it is rarely persistent.

@eddvcr598 10 ай бұрын

My dad had this in this college years. His description of the condition matches exactly to what you wrote. The condition didn’t last for him, and after he got his degrees and the stress level went down, it went away.

@laurenc4138 10 ай бұрын

@@eddvcr598 that’s crazy! It’s really scary I thought I was going insane but the stress thing also makes sense it was right after I graduated and got a stressful full time job so it was a different level of stress than I had probably ever experienced before in my life! I’m so glad it goes away after a bit and I’m glad your dad is good now too! I know it’s fairly rare and luckily I don’t think it’s hereditary either so at least that is one comforting thing lol :)

@andiemorgan961 Жыл бұрын

"Exploding Head Syndrome" is considered a neurological condition rather than a mental health problem. It is widely recognised as a symptom of sudden withdrawal from benzodiazepines and certain antidepressants such as Zoloft. It is now generally recognised to be a disorder arising from some sort of brainstem neuronal dysfunction. Amongst many scientists there are suggestions there is a glitch in the brainstem reticular formation.

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

There was no separation between neurology and psychiatry in the past, and there is still enormous overlap which is why some people, such as myself specialise in neuropsychiatry.

@andrealittle2836 9 күн бұрын

Those are called “brain zaps” and I have experienced them along with the jerks, after suddenly stopping one of my psych meds. It’s awful.

@janegael 11 ай бұрын

Your channel was a real find. I love learning about people and the brain. I also have exploding head syndrome, so there's that. :-)

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@FukcAUsername 5 ай бұрын

A few weeks ago, i read a weird story about how u shouldnt let your dog lay by u because somehow worms can be transferred to u. A few days after i read the story i got a weird bump on my jawline that really made me wonder about if the story was true. I am thankful i am somewhat level headed because i could see how it could have developed into an "obsession" in someone withe very poor mental health

@professorgraemeyorston 5 ай бұрын

It is hard to know what to believe these days with so much poor quality and deliberately misleading information out there.

@mandibailey9104 10 ай бұрын

I have Exploding Head Syndrome as well. I didn't want to tell anyone for years. Now, it makes sense. I do wish I had spoken up earlier. If I had I would have known much earlier that I have Narcolepsy with Cataplexy, REM sleep disorder, right temporal lobe absent seizures, and Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. I could have begun treatment over a decade earlier.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

So many people are worried about seeking help for neurological and psychological problems as they fear being labelled. I'm glad you got help in the end.

@FukcAUsername 5 ай бұрын

Also i like your channel. Very interesting topics. Subbed and i wish u great success

@professorgraemeyorston 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, welcome aboard.

@alisoncleeton877 Жыл бұрын

You have a fantastic and soothing voice! X

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@johnbroadway4196 10 ай бұрын

Fascinating in how number Five is how people fall upon this. Diogenes is for me one of the more relevant philosophers who challenged the conventional wisdom of his time and ours.

@francisdec1615 Жыл бұрын

Diogenes Syndrome is a misnomer. He was probably mentally sane. He showed total contempt for society, but his reasoning was very coherent, as far as is known. He also wasn't a hoarder or secluded. He lived in a large amphora and owned almost nothing. He begged for a living. All this happened after he and his father were convicted of counterfeit or similar. He wasn't executed for it, which was unusual back then, but he was ostracized. As revenge he mocked society for the rest of his life.

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

I agree, but unfortunately the name has stuck.

@YvetteArby Жыл бұрын

I have had EHS after feeling threatened by my ex and having been unable to sleep for about 40 hours. It sounded like a gunshot which scared the heck out of me since I had already felt threatened. I didn’t learn that there was a name for this condition until after it had happened to me. Thank goodness that it only happened that one time (though it happened about three times as I was trying to get to sleep) because it was horribly jolting! I was so relieved when I read about it because I thought that I was losing my mind!!

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it hasn't come back.

@vialogan 4 ай бұрын

I have sleep paralysis and EHS. Both are quite disturbing! In recent years, I medicate before sleep and this has calmed things down a lot. Re: Diogenes Syndrome, the show Hoarders certainly delves into many cases, without ever naming the syndrome. I find it odd that the cause of extreme hoarding is never identified as Diogenes, but I guess it doesn't describe every case, and I suppose their aim is to keeps thing simple by focusing on the bahavior without labeling it. I love this video and hope you'll do more like it!

@professorgraemeyorston 4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@iunihabaadih Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@lindaholmgren7140 Жыл бұрын

I love that the text next to Dr.Ekbom is in german and not swedish. He most likley was fluent in german since it was common to learn german for higher studies back then. But it is kinda funny

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

Well spotted - yes his original paper was in German.

@claudiabothma 7 ай бұрын

Oh no! I was drinking coffee with rusks when I saw the food visuals at the end. Ugh

@professorgraemeyorston 7 ай бұрын

Not pleasant, but a picture is worth a thousand words.

@redred222 Жыл бұрын

i have 4 mental illnesses including schizophrenia, on top of that i have suffered from Dissociative fugue the first time i was walking all over town acting strange but also working and i have no memory or anything from the few days before the police found me and took me to the hospital, the second time it happened 3 years ago i walked out of town almost 20 miles ended up in a small town near are local lake and police where looking for me, of course this is all according to the police, my mom and family and doctors i have no memories or anything of the days leading up to, and the days it happened this is all told by other people i cant explain it to anyone it still makes no sense to me and i do live with the fear that it will happen again but also when i was in the hospital both times because of that and my other mental illnesses all these psychiatrists wanted to see me and talk to me i was special because its something that most doctors will never see, but i still dont really understand it, on top of the fact i hear voices, have a sleeping disorder, mood disorder and have GAD, but im probably better off not knowing all that i did while under the fugue i have a good doctor that ive seen for years keeping at least functioning but i still have this fear that one day i could just walk off

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I'm glad you've got a good doctor.

@michellekeith5602 9 ай бұрын

I wonder if morgellans disease is related to eckbom syndrome? And with the exploding head syndrome does the feeling of falling just before being jolted awake fall into the list of symptoms? This has happened to me but I also felt extremely dizzy and the noise was accompanied by the physical feeling of actually being dropped in to my bed from a distance

@carolr4871 Жыл бұрын

I think I need your videos to come in a brown paper wrapper. Some of the "cover" images are disturbing.

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

We've changed this one!

@liverbirdxoxo1984 Жыл бұрын

What do you think about possession n spirit attachment?..

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

I like to think of myself as a scientist, so I would like some convincing science!

@anthonydean2546 Жыл бұрын

I believing in possession and spirit attachments because i and going through telepathic are giving me hell. Sometimes give me psychic knowledge then they take away and they make me see in pass and words i hate it

@marymcfarlane5108 11 ай бұрын

Isn’t Diogenes disorder what the DSSM calls hoarding disorder? Seems a more accurate description.

@professorgraemeyorston 11 ай бұрын

Diogenes syndrome crosses several diagnostic boundaries, it is not really a diagnosis in its own right.

@annerigby4400 10 ай бұрын

Could the exploding head syndrome be related to migraines? like a very short, sharp form of a migraine.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

People sometimes get headaches afterwards - but we don't really know that much about it.

@annerigby4400 10 ай бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorston I get migraines often without what is typically considered a headache - there is no pain just nausea (among other symptoms) that feels like a 'sick head'. This is what made me think the exploding head syndrome could be related - it is a 'head sensation', which is what migraines are to me without the explosion. It'll be interesting to see what research, if there is any, finds out about exploding head syndrome.

@lh3540 9 ай бұрын

I have both. After my most recent severe migraine I was having nightly exploding hallucinations. It was odd, the normal ones happen right as I'm falling asleep, kind of like that jerk or falling sensation. The migraine ones were happening in the dead of night, separate from my dream content. I was getting up searching the whole house for opened doors or animals outside before I figured out what it was.

@carlossummers4992 Жыл бұрын

💛

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@claudiabothma 7 ай бұрын

But yes. my Dad never washed or cut his toe nails. Now I know.

@dimemily 6 ай бұрын

Can you talk about Marie Curie

@professorgraemeyorston 6 ай бұрын

Good suggestion, I'll look into her.

@christianabago8155 Жыл бұрын

This is serious

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

Not sure if that is a compliment or a criticism!

@liverbirdxoxo1984 Жыл бұрын

The 3rd one isn't too far fetch... we are covered in bacteria, inside n out, reminds me of morgellons too

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

Psychiatrists generally think of Morgellons as a variant of Ekbom syndrome.

@liverbirdxoxo1984 Жыл бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorston good to know

@L_Train Жыл бұрын

Far fetched. There's an ED at the end

@michellekeith5602 9 ай бұрын

Well I'm convinced that my ex suffers from Koro. But I think in his case it's actually happening..... because I've never met a bigger coward in my life . I'd laugh .. but unfortunately it is true