Many people believe that hallucinations, regardless of the cause of their appearance, are a sign of a mental disorder, and therefore appear only in not quite mentally healthy people. In fact, this is not so, and modern medicine has more than once proved the fallacy of this statement, although this error still has many supporters to this day. Various hallucinations, the causes of which can be very diverse, do not at all indicate the patient's disability, in most cases, after eliminating the causes of hallucinations, it completely disappears.
The nature of hallucinations
Hallucination is a deception of the perception of reality, in which absolutely any sensory organ can participate. Most often, patients talk about auditory and visual hallucinations, but they can also be tactile, olfactory, and tactile. In some cases, hallucinations, the causes of which can be very serious, provoke mental disorders themselves, because a person is used to orienting himself and trusting his senses, and when this is lost, disorientation occurs in reality. Patients rarely report their hallucinations to relatives or friends or seek help on their own, because, in their opinion, this is tantamount to recognizing their own mental inferiority, but with appropriate therapy, in most cases, hallucinations are eliminated without any consequences or relapses.
Causes of Hallucinations
As you know, hallucinations, the causes of which can be divided into endogenous and exogenous, can appear in patients of any age and gender. In some cases, the reason is the lack of sensory material in the sensory system, and therefore the nervous system begins to send false impulses. Even in silence, we hear certain sounds, for example, the creak of floorboards or the rustling of mice in the basement, but if you isolate a person from any source of information, for example, by placing him in a punishment cell or solitary confinement cell for especially dangerous criminals, then over time he begins to see or hear what is not.
Quite often, hallucinations from lack of sleep occur when an overstrained brain creates unrealistic pictures due to a violation of normal functioning conditions. Such visions do not require special treatment and pass after the patient sleeps normally. In cases where visions are caused by a disease, such as hallucinations after a stroke, the patient can be helped only by eliminating the cause of the disorder, but most often medication is effective.
Most often, the cause of hallucinations is the ingestion of psychotropic substances or toxins into the body, which can occur both with the knowledge of the patient and absolutely by accident. After the termination of the action of substances, any visions go away by themselves, it is possible to prescribe an additional course of detoxification. Sometimes hallucinations, the causes of which are associated with any strong emotions, are caused not only by fear or anger, but also by a feeling of love and jealousy.
What to do?
It should be remembered that hallucinations in any case are cause for concern, so you need to contact a specialist to establish the exact cause of their occurrence. This should not scare the patient, because hallucinations, the causes of which can be very diverse, can most often be eliminated and a full life can be continued. If you refuse medical care, then the manifestations of this symptom will only intensify, which can really lead to the thought of your own madness.