What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
10. Prognosis
People who experience episodes of AWS need not worry they are losing their minds or have an underlying serious illness. While the episodes can be disorienting, they do not cause any actual harm. Although there are chronic cases, most people have only a few episodes in their lifetimes. In most cases, the episodes stop occurring as unexpectedly as they began.
An episode of AWS does not have to be an experience that causes shame or fear. Lewis Carroll was able to use his otherwise debilitating symptoms as inspiration for a cherished children’s story. Who knows what the next creation based on this intriguing, temporary brain malfunction might be?
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