Strange Diseases That People Actually Deal With!

The interesting thing is that patients with these diseases never suffer from physical problems. In fact, it’s hard to make them understand that their issue isn’t real and is just created by their own minds. Therefore, there is no cure for it.

12 of the Strangest Diseases in the World

1. Delusional Parasitic Infestation
   This disease is entirely mind-made, and people with this condition experience sensations such as itching, pain, and other symptoms of parasites, without having any real issue. They feel as though a parasite is growing and moving under their skin, and sometimes, due to unnecessary and excessive scratching, they get infections. The cause of this disease is harmful drug use.

2. Lycanthropy Syndrome
   Also known as werewolf syndrome, this condition has no actual existence or nature. Patients with this syndrome strongly insist that they are turning into wolves. In fact, most of these patients develop this delusion due to the use of harmful drugs and foods for the mind, and they fully believe they are transforming into an animal. As a result, their sounds and behaviors resemble those of animals, though their bodies remain entirely human.

   

3. Mass Hysteria
   You are probably familiar with the term hysteria, or you’ve heard it in the news. For instance, in a country’s school, suddenly a group of people begins to exhibit strange behavior, like biting one another. These individuals believe that the more they bite each other, the easier it will be to deal with their problems.
   This phenomenon can happen anywhere in the world and is entirely subjective and self-created. In this condition, people suddenly decide to imitate strange and bad habits from one another and spread them to others.

4. Hypochondria Syndrome
   Hypochondria, or the constant fear of having a serious illness, is no surprise. It’s the state of individuals who constantly think they are sick, but no doctor can diagnose their condition. In psychology and psychiatry, hypochondria refers to individuals who, despite having a healthy body, believe they are ill and always complain about their pains. The doctor, after performing a complete examination, does not diagnose any illness, but the individual is convinced of their serious or even deadly condition and stresses over seeking treatment. This disease is also known as "imaginary illness syndrome."
   This condition may have its roots in childhood. Studies show that many of these individuals were once sick as children and did not receive enough attention from their families, leading to a severe lack of attention in their lives.

5. Lucora
   In this disease, the person exhibits completely strange behavior, to the point that we can no longer understand any of their sentences. On the other hand, physical problems like dizziness and shortness of breath also occur for these individuals. They may show symptoms resembling madness. One reason for this is the imbalance of nutrients in their body, which disrupts their brain function.

6. Desire to Drink Blood
   Some people in the world truly believe they are vampires. These individuals are highly sensitive to sunlight, have pale skin, and believe they find peace by drinking blood.
   Fortunately, due to advancements in technology, these people can be identified before they do anything drastic and can receive treatment. Their condition is such that due to their mental beliefs, their bodies are also affected, and they gradually develop anemia.

7. Tajin Kyofusho Syndrome

   
   This syndrome could also be called extreme lack of self-confidence. Patients with this syndrome feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed of their appearance and body. They are also dissatisfied with their voice, smell, and appearance, and fear showing them to others.
   These individuals experience increased heart rate, shortness of breath, excessive sweating, and nausea when they must interact with others. This condition is more common among people in Japan than in other parts of the world.

8. Morgellons
   Morgellons is a mental illness in which the patient feels intense itching without any cause. The individual feels a burning sensation all over their body and believes that a group of ants is living under their skin. As a result, they try to scratch themselves to get rid of them.
   The patient is constantly scratching, and if left untreated, this condition can lead to infections. The disease progresses to the point where the individual tries to remove the "ants" from their skin by manipulating the wounds caused by the scratching.

9. Hemolacria
   In hemolacria, blood flows from the eyes instead of tears. The first case of this was a 15-year-old girl named Calvino Inman from Rockwood, Tennessee, USA. While crying, she looked in the mirror and realized that instead of tears, blood was coming from her eyes. She was terrified and thought she was dying. Doctors examined her eyes using CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasound imaging, but all tests were completely normal. The causes of this rare condition include severe head trauma, a tumor in the tear glands, or bacterial eye infections.

10. Hirsutism
    Hirsutism is a disorder where women grow excessive hair on their face. The cause of this disorder after puberty is the increase in androgen hormones (male sex hormones). In the past, families would sell girls with this condition, who had bearded faces, to circuses, but nowadays, this condition is treated using hormone therapy.

11. Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria Syndrome

    
    Infants born with Progeria syndrome or HGPS have an appearance of an elderly person due to a mutation in the LMNA gene. This mutated gene causes an unstable cell nucleus and results in premature aging. Progeria is a Greek term meaning "premature aging."
    Symptoms of this disease in childhood include growth defects, loss of body fat, wrinkled skin, stiff joints, hip dislocation, arterial sclerosis, heart disease, and strokes.
    People with progeria live to be 14 years old and die from heart disease. Another form of this disease, called Werner syndrome or "adult progeria," appears in late adolescence, and the individual typically doesn’t live beyond 45 years.

12. Metal Object Absorption Capability
    Some individuals have the ability to absorb metal objects, as well as other materials like plastic, wood, glass, and non-magnetic metals such as brass and aluminum. The cause of this absorption is the high adhesive property of their skin.
    Some of the most famous individuals with this condition include Ibrat Alchiyov from Georgia, two Serbian cousins named David Petrovich and Luka Lukich, and Brenda Allison from the UK, who is known as "The Magnetic Woman."