The strange range of human behavior continues to draw us like moths to a flame. Consider
Amanda Fielding who continually performed self-surgery on her braincase,
Catharina Geisslerin,
the woman who vomited frogs, and the
Collyer brothers,
who collected so much junk that it crushed them in their own home.
Samuel Johnson, compiler of the first dictionary of the English language, was compelled to whirl, twist, and make highly ritualized hand motions when going through doors. When he went for a walk, he touched every post he passed. If he missed one, he went back to touch it.
Recent research suggests that
obsessive-compulsive child behaviors can be caused by strep infection.
Who do you think are the most interesting, eccentric, and
compulsive personalities?
posted by Morphic
on Oct 23, 2002 -
31 comments
Sex Therapy or Chemotherapy? If you suddenly start collecting pornography, soliciting prostitutes, making sexual advances toward young children and lusting for your 90 year old landlady don't worry, you may not be developing socially and legally deviant behaviour but you actually may just have a brain tumour. I thought brain tumours just gave you headaches and blurred vision but apparently they can cause all kinds of symptoms and uncontrollable urges.
posted by henriettachicken
on Oct 22, 2002 -
4 comments
