Blog Post #7- Oneirophrenia Research

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As mentioned, my character will be suffering from a disorder where she confuses reality with a dream-like state. It is very hard for her to depict what is real and what is a hallucination. This state is a disorder called Oneirophrenia. Oneirophrenia is a rare psychiatric disorder that includes a dream- like state, disorientation, alongside vivid hallucinations. My main character will be a 17 year old teenage girl. Due to this, she will be trying to be a young girl while also struggling with this disorder. 

Oneirophrenia can spark from many things. Including:

  • Sleep deprivation
  • Sensory deprivation
  • Drug intoxication 
  • Specific medical conditions such as dementia or brain tumors
The treatments for this are various as there are many causing. Through a medical and psychiatric evaluation the cause and treatment can be determined. There are different medications and treatments to cure this but sometimes they are unchangeable. For my main character, I will have her disorder as one that can't be cured. She has to try and learn to live with it. This will bring in the drama as she is dealing with this on top of everything else. Trying to maintain relationships while not knowing if they're even real. One way to tame this disorder is regulating sleep habits. This will be used in my film. The main character sleeping and sleeping as a way to feel some sense of control and normalcy. She will try to use it as a method of controlling what is happening. 

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