Hello???
If you don’t, you probably know somebody who does. With Britain stuffed full
of more mobile phones than people, connected members of the public are
developing an increasing number of ways to fret about their handsets.
The result, say experts, is the telecommunications equivalent of phantom
limb syndrome, where amputees still feel the sensations of a limb that isn’t
there any more.
Many of us will be familiar with the basest form of ringxiety - when one
phone rings and everyone in the vicinity suddenly starts checking their
pockets or handbags with frantic abandon. But some cases become far more
complex: individuals have reported hearing their phone ring at concerts, or
while driving.
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Apparently I have neglected to tell you of my new syndrome.
In Neglect Syndrome, a person loses the ability to give equal attention to
both sides of a space.
For example, a patient in a rehabilitation hospital may wake up in the
morning and proceeds to shave his face - only to be told later that he has
only shaved half of his face. A person with this disorder, when drawing a
person, will often leave off the arm and leg from one side, and when
questioned, will state that it looks perfectly fine to them.
When drawing a clock, the sufferer will often draw a circle and stuff all of
the numbers in to one side (as in the image above). Neglect Syndrome is most
often caused by damage to one hemisphere of the brain, as in the case of a
stroke.
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Ahh that explains my bald spot.
What I’ve got is an impulse control disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pull
out scalp hair, eyelashes, facial hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or
other body hair, sometimes resulting in noticeable bald patches.
It may seem, at times, to resemble a habit, an addiction, a tic disorder or
an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Trichototillomania often begins during the
individual’s teenage years. Depression or stress can trigger the trich.
Individuals with trichotillomania live relatively normal lives; however,
they may have bald spots on their head, among their eyelashes, pubic hair,
or brows. An additional psychological effect can be low self-esteem, often
associated with being shunned by peers and the fear of socializing due to
appearance and negative attention they may receive. Some people with TTM
wear hats, wigs, eyebrow pencil, or style their hair in an effort to avoid
such attention. There seems to be a strong stress-related component.
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