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In the 2015 TV series Mr. Robot, protagonist Elliot Alderson is strongly implied to suffer from haphephobia, frequently avoiding the touch of others. In the 2015 novel Six of Crows , protagonist Kaz Brekker suffers from this condition, causing him to wear gloves and take other measures in order to avoid skin contact.
Formication, a type of tactile hallucination, is the feeling of imaginary insects or spiders on the skin.. Tactile hallucination is the false perception of tactile sensory input that creates a hallucinatory sensation of physical contact with an imaginary object. [1]
She was adopted two weeks later and the pet adoption agency was shocked at her (positive) change of behavior. ... It tore me up and was one of the most touching things I ever experienced. #27.
Electronic harassment, electromagnetic torture, or psychotronic torture is the delusional belief, held by individuals who call themselves "targeted individuals" (TIs), that malicious actors are transmitting sounds and thoughts into people's heads, affecting their bodies, and harassing them generally.
Hypnic jerks are associated with a rapid heartbeat, quickened breathing, sweat, and sometimes "a peculiar sensory feeling of 'shock' or 'falling into the void ' ". [2] It can also be accompanied by a vivid dream experience or hallucination. [3] A higher occurrence is reported in people with irregular sleep schedules. [4]
Surprise (pronunciation ⓘ) is a rapid, fleeting, mental and physiological state.It is related to the startle response experienced by animals and humans as the result of an unexpected event.
In parapsychology, psychometry (from Greek: ψυχή, psukhē, "spirit, soul" and μέτρον, metron, "measure"), [1] also known as token-object reading, [2] or psychoscopy, [3] is a form of extrasensory perception characterized by the claimed ability to glean accurate knowledge of an object's history by making physical contact with that object. [4]
Other examples include counting tiles on the floor or ceiling, the number of lines on the highway, or touching things a certain number of times such as a door knob or a table. Arithmomania sometimes develops into a complex system in which the person assigns values or numbers to people, objects and events in order to deduce their coherence.