CLINICAL LYCANTHROPY

 

CLINICAL LYCANTHROPY: TURNING INTO A WOLF 

Human turning into a wolf is a phenomenon we have seen in movies and TV shows. But what if I tell you that this is an actual disorder! My father has been suffering from bipolar disorder for quite some time now. He was on his medications and was going through therapy. But there was something more to his bipolar.  

Once I was studying in the living room when I heard him scream from his bedroom. My mother and I ran to his room and found him standing in front of the mirror, feeling his arms and face. When I asked him what happened, he yelled at us. He felt that his body was turning into that of a wolf. He could feel the fur all around his body, he was telling us that his teeth are lengthening. We kept looking at his unusual behavior in astonishment.  

Several such episodes happened after that. He would panic and start rubbing his body. He often would get back to normal after us trying to convince him that he is human. Even after getting back to normal, he would still feel that he was a wolf a few moments back.  

Once all our family met at our house for a get together. Suddenly, my father started growling and was roaming in the house using his hands so as to walk on four legs. He was eating messily everything kept on the dining table. The same day he had also eaten raw meat.  

When asked the psychologist for a cure, he suggested medications for it along with the therapy of bipolar. Bipolar Disorder was the main cause of Clinical Lyncanthropy. Along with bipolar, other severe psychotic disorders may also cause this rare disorder. My father felt better now. He was able to control those tendencies now. 

Manpravah Hypnoclinic 

Clinical psychologist & Hypnotherapist 

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