Disorders sometimes intrigue me. Some, such as schizophrenia, are actually quite frightening, yet I marvel at the complex worlds created inside someone's own head.
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome causes perception of the size of oneself (or other things) to be disproportional. (While it's usually associated with migraines and more common in young children, it can also occur when one is falling asleep, and I've actually experienced it occasionally when I'm showering late at night, like two in the morning, while I am practically falling asleep standing up. It's not as scary as it sounds.)
The state of fugue is one of my favorites. Someone will randomly go on a trip or a journey, and return with absolutely no memory of it. Or they might 'wake up' from it in a strange place, completely disoriented.
While actually having these disorders would be difficult and upsetting, the mystery around them and the oddness of the symptoms is surprisingly inspiring. I feel like someone could make them into a beautiful story.
I like knee socks. This blog has nothing to do with knee socks, except when it does. This was mangapasta from 2009-2013. It's been archived now... sorta?
I wrote papers on schizophrenia and OCD for English last semester. It was fascinating, but, as you said, also very sad. I've never heard of fugue! That sounds so disorienting xD
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