There is a mental disorder in which a person is trying to get rid of limbs

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Mental disorder that experts call the syndrome of failure of integrity of his own body (NTSST), reflected in the fact that a person consciously tries to amputate myself healthy and functional limb, because it seems to him the "extra". It is believed that the syndrome NTSST in something similar to anorexia (pathological lack of appetite) and BDD (excessive obsession defects or features of their appearance), but NTSST quite rare, so scientists do not yet know the mechanisms of its occurrence.



A person with NTSST seems that one or more of its limbs are "strangers" and therefore should not belong to him, so that he himself tries to be amputated. Typically, such patients are constant in his efforts to cripple yourself, although sometimes there is a change in preferences - for example, people want to stay at first without a leg and then switch to the "freedom" of the "extra" hands.

Most often, patients with a mental disorder are trying not to advertise it (not surprisingly). Due to the fact that the disease is extremely rare and extremely bizarre suffering people they feel excluded, that provokes the development of depression and severity of mental health problems. The most effective way to help in such cases becomes a removal causes disorder, that is - the end.

Experts note that in some people with the syndrome are also observed apotemnophilia NTSST - sexual excitement at the thought of amputation of body parts, but it is too early to claim that this pathology is the cause of the syndrome of failure of integrity of his own body.





In recent years, doctors are actively exploring this spooky, but kinda mental disorder, it is true to the development of effective ways to treat so far away. Also, the question remains - is it ethical to conduct such operations? Of course, the surgeons are not thrilled with such oddities patients, but often have to fulfill their demands, because otherwise people are likely to try to cut off the limb itself, which is fraught with a variety of health complications and deaths.

via factroom.ru

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