Clinical vampirism/Renfields Syndrome

[Steven]

From Wikipedia:

Renfield's syndrome, also called simply Renfield syndrome and traditionally known as clinical vampirism, though not currently categorized in the DSM-IV, is a mental disorder used to describe an obsession to drink blood. The term was first coined by Richard Noll and is named after Dracula's insect-eating assistant, Renfield, in the novel by Bram Stoker. The term has been used in both psychiatric and fictional literature, as well as on television, where it was briefly mentioned in an episode of CSI titled "Committed" (Season 5, Episode 21).

People who suffer from this condition are primarily male. The craving for blood arises from the idea that it conveys life-enhancing powers. According to Noll, the condition starts with a key event in childhood that causes the experience of blood injury or the ingestion of blood to be exciting. After puberty, the excitement is experienced as sexual arousal. Throughout adolescence and adulthood, blood, its presence, and its consumption can also stimulate a sense of power and control. Noll explains that Renfield's syndrome begins with autovampirism and then progresses to the consumption of the blood of other creatures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_vampirism
Also,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_lifestyle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyria

Discuss.

 

[Raziaar]

I love to steal blood from donor banks and warm it up before rubbing it all over my body.

SEXUAL HEALING!

 

[Sandspider]

Nice... so I guess it's treatable with a change in diet?

 

[mechanicallizard]

i saw a program on discovery or natgeo or whatever, this guy and his girlfriend used to drink each
others blood. (and then had crazy vampire sex after. it didnt say that but its an educated guess.)
i cant remember properly, but he said that he just felt a desire to do drink blood.
F*** i cant remember. they did some kind of blood test on him and the results werent what he (vampire guy) said they would be, (thought it would prove him a vampire or something)
and he got pissed of.
i cant remember properly. someone remember for me please.

 

[Darkside55]

Mankind ill needs a syndrome such as this!

 

[G(ordon)-man]

Estonians eat blood sausage. You take 2 litres of pig blood and mix it with meat. And eat.

 

[Sulkdodds]

Well, the blood is the life.

 

[Azner]

Estonians eat blood sausage. You take 2 litres of pig blood and mix it with meat. And eat.

Mongolians eat blood sausages too, when a goat is killed, nothing is wasted, blood is mixed with flour and then put into the intestines. Sounds good to me.

 

[<RJMC>]

I dont want my blood sucked,I want my sausage sucked:naughty:

 

[Asuka]

Vampires are the win!

 

[MJ12]

Who was the royal lady that would bathe in young girl's blood to become younger?

 

[AJ Rimmer]

Shouldn't it have a name like Sanguisphilia or something?

 

[Darkside55]

Who was the royal lady that would bathe in young girl's blood to become younger?

Elizabeth Bathory.

I only remember this because it was an ex's nickname.

 

[Dog--]

Mankind ill needs a syndrome such as this!

Die Monster, You don't belong in this world!

It is not by my hand that I am once again given flesh. I was called here by.. Humans, who wish to pay me tribute.

Tribute!?! You steal men's souls, and make them your slaves!

Perhaps the same could be said of all religions...

Your words are as empty as your soul! Mankind ill needs a savior such as you!

What is a man?
*smash glass*
A miserable little pile of secrets.
But enough talk...
Have at you!






WHY DID YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT. It's like a reflex with this game.. dammit I'm such a nerd.

 

[Acepilotf14]

If we could invent a way to put oxygen directly into cells, we wouldn't need blood.

We would also be playing God.

And that would be awesome.

 

[MJ12]

Elizabeth Bathory.

I only remember this because it was an ex's nickname.

So your ex was known for sucking? Or for bathing in young girls blood?

 

[morgs]

I think there's a really annoying long quest you can do to reverse it, or just re-load a save game.

oh wait...

 

[Darkside55]

Die Monster, You don't belong in this world!

Playtime's over! GRANT ME POWER!

*spits fireballs*

So your ex was known for sucking? Or for bathing in young girls blood?

The latter more than the former.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

Such an AWESOME name. I just had to read that book for my novel class.