Thinking about that time I thought I had Witzelsucht before I was diagnosed with social anxiety and autism 😭🤌
For those who don't know:
Witzelsucht (also known as Joking Disease) is a rare neurological condition characterized by an uncontrollable, compulsive need to tell inappropriate jokes, make corny puns, and share pointless, irrelevant stories, in entirely inappropriate situations. Witzelsucht is a physical brain dysfunction, not a mental illness. It is almost always caused by damage to the frontal lobe, particularly the right side. The condition is usually caused by, brain trauma, hemorrhage, stroke or a brain tumor. It can also be triggered by degenerative neurological disorders, such as frontotemporal dementia.
And I can recite this from memory because neurology & psychology are one of my special interests.
Witzelsucht is fascinating isn't it...
