9. Vampire Syndrome
The human body needs sunlight in order to generate Vitamin D, but the Sun’s powerful UV rays are also capable of hurting our skin. The 1 in 1 million people that suffer from Xeroderma Pigmentosum can’t take in UV rays at all without facing intense sunburn or breakdowns of the skin. It is extremely easy for them to contract skin cancer, leaving these people no choice but to avoid the sun all together. Caused by a rare mutation, enzymes that usually correct damage caused by UV rays don’t work properly, allowing the damage to continue accumulating.
8. Alice In Wonderland Syndrome
This neurological disease affects human perception, leading those inflicted to perceive their body parts or objects as much larger or smaller than they actually are. These temporary episodes are closely linked to migraines, brain tumors, and the use of hallucinogenic drugs. The person affected by AIWS may also lose the sense of time. It will appear that time is moving very slowly, much like an LSD experience.
Alice In Wonderland Syndrome most commonly occurs in childhood, beginning around age 6, and can slow or even cease through teenage years into adulthood. However, it can return later in life from either stress or natural changes that occur in the brain as someone ages.
In one study, a 17 year old male described his experience: “Quite suddenly, objects appear small and distant or large and close. I feel as I am getting shorter and smaller ‘shrinking’ and also the size of persons are not longer than my index finger. I may hear the voices of people quite loud and close or faint and far. Occasionally, I experience attacks of migrainous headache associated with eye redness, flashes of lights and a feeling of giddiness. I am always conscious to the intangible changes in myself and my environment.”
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