Who does not have a hobby in their life? You may not have noticed, but always doing the same thing at the same time can be a hobby. That you have to repeat an action certain times can also be a hobby, and even placing all the objects symmetrically can become, of course, a hobby or obsession.
Most of the hobbies or customs cannot be avoided, and if at some point they are not carried out, the person feels a certain restlessness and does not feel comfortable with himself. A priori, with a hobby you can live with complete peace of mind depending on its intensity, they only talk about human behavior. Although, yes, everything will depend on the degree of mania that one has since it can become an obsession that limits the life of those who suffer from it.
Not stepping on the lines on the street, continually washing your hands, having as many books as possible, not being able to make decisions and other acts are the most common hobbies that can exist in the world. But there is more, many more. It may even be that you also have a hobby and still don’t know it. These are the 24 amazing and strange manias that you could be suffering from without realizing it.
Is it a mania or an anxiety disorder?
- A mania differs from an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in that you can live with it. That is, it is part of your daily life but it usually remains in the more personal sphere of your life. However, you must be very careful with manias because they can become disorders more easily than you think.
- Obsessing over something is not recommended. It is possible that your routine becomes a mania because you always do the same thing, but that does not have to mean that if you do not do it, the world falls apart. For this same reason, it is highly recommended to treat hobbies with the help of a professional, especially those that quickly become limiting.
- How is a mania treated? As a general rule, psychologists use cognitive behavioral therapy to treat some cases. But everything will depend on the person who suffers from it and the manic-obsessive degree they have in carrying out a specific action, especially if it becomes a compulsive act.
Some of the strangest hobbies in the world
Clinomania
Who doesn’t like to stay in bed a little longer when the alarm goes off? Surely it has happened to you too! However, that feeling can turn into a mania when you only think about how comfortable you feel there, and you feel an uncontrollable desire to lie in it for the rest of the day.
We must differentiate clinomania from hypnomania because, although they may seem the same, they are not. In the case of the second mania, the person who suffers from it feels an obsession with sleeping but, in clinomania, it is a constant desire to lie in bed, regardless of whether they fall asleep or not.
Demonomania
Demonomania occurs when a person thinks they are possessed by the devil. In this sense, it is one of the most dangerous obsessions in the world, since we could be talking about serious mental problems. As a general rule, those who suffer from it tend to behave as if they were truly possessed, as if someone were speaking to them inside and doing things that they have previously seen in horror-themed movies.
Onomatomania
- Onomatomania is characterized by the fact that people who suffer from it feel the need to repeat a word they have heard in their head. And several times in a row, so many that they cannot be counted. They can even repeat some sounds or names of other people, which will prevent them from doing their normal life.
- First of all, they will have the great inability to concentrate to work or to study. And, on the other hand, they cannot maintain a fluent conversation with anyone because the only thing they will be thinking about will be that word. Sometimes it can manifest as a tireless search for that specific word in their daily life, others as an excessive fear of hearing it.
Cartacoethes
Called catacoethes, this is undoubtedly one of the strangest hobbies that can exist in the world. It is about observing and clearly seeing map drawings anywhere, even in food. The reason? It is usually associated with the fact that the human brain has the ability to associate and recognize other people’s faces anywhere, however this obsession goes much further.
Pharmacology
Do you have medicines at home in case anything happens to you? It’s not unusual, and it’s normal to have basic medicines so you don’t have to go to the pharmacy every time you have a headache. However, there are those who go a step further and even take a pill without any pain ‘just in case’, or feel a need to have those drugs that, if they do not have it, will cause them great concern. In some cases, this situation is called drug addiction.
Thassalomania
Many people like the sea, the beach and, ultimately, being on the coast. There are many who enjoy the waves and the sound of the water colliding with the rocks, or the swaying that is produced by the wind. Sounds good right? Well, you should know that this can become Tassalomania, an intense obsession or fascination with the sea that leads those who suffer from it to want to live closer to it.
Gamomania
Beware of marriage proposals! Did you know that there are those who are able to request it from several people in the same period of time? No, it is not a question of a sought and premeditated infidelity, nor of wanting to harm anyone. That person (more common in men) may be suffering from gamomania, the obsession with asking people to marry him or her, and still don’t know it.
Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania is one of the most dangerous obsessions for health. It is an uncontrollable desire to pull out the hair, usually from the head, although it can also be from all parts of the body. This situation can cause serious health and aesthetic problems and, in addition, it is usually associated with a severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that will require urgent psychological treatment. It is also closely related to anxiety and stress that the person who suffers from it may suffer.
Enosimania
Enosimania tends to affect, above all, people who are more religious. These people think that absolutely all the actions they carry out in their life are sin and, therefore, they go to confession very often. In general, they have a real obsession with not committing any sin so that their soul is totally purified.
Glazomania
Perhaps this mania is quite familiar to you. You may not be suffering from it, but you know someone who loves to make lists of absolutely everything. Lists of music, movies, series you have to watch, clothes you want to buy… Well, the obsession with making lists has a name: glazomania.
Eremiomania
People who suffer from eremiomania are completely obsessed with seeking and finding peace and calm. They tend to distance themselves from situations that cause them too much stress, they even take a certain distance from the people around them, both from their friends, from their family members or even from their partners, causing a situation of social isolation that is not recommended for anyone.
Katisomania
Surely everyone around you prefers to sit on public transport, or wants to sit down as soon as they get home. Attention @! They may be suffering from kathisomania practically without realizing it. But what is this mania about? It is a compulsive obsession with sitting all day, a compulsion that even leads them to fight for a seat when they are not really tired.
Other hobbies that will surprise you a lot
Although we have already talked about a few manias, it is important that you know that there are still many more. The obsession with money, with lying, with traveling, or even with giving and receiving gifts have their own characteristics, symptoms, and treatment. Look look!