Astronauts in space may suffer from the syndrome, suggests that the world is unreal

The astronauts due to the unusual profession have to spend a lot of time away from home and even more isolated, so they are often exposed to a rare mental disorder called solipsism. This is a condition in which a person accepts that the world is not real. People with this syndrome do not believe that there really is his mind. For solipsism characteristic indifference, detachment and a tendency to loneliness. Note that solipsism is not so much a disease as such, but a way of perceiving the world. At least, the psychological association in the whole world for the full disorder do not recognize it.

Solipsism is similar to depersonalization disorder, and here it is really is a disease with characteristic features. People in this state has truly believe that the world in which they live, is unrealistic and impossible to prove whether there is anything beyond their intelligence.

The fact that the astronauts sometimes manifest both disorders affect the design of artificial environments, where they live and work.

via factroom.ru