Glass delusion

Glass delusion is an external manifestation of a psychiatric disorder recorded in Europe mainly in the late Middle Ages and early modern period (15th to 17th centuries).^[1] People feared that they were made of glass "and therefore likely to shatter into pieces".

^ Speak, Gill (1990). "An odd kind of melancholy: reflections on the glass delusion in Europe (1440–1680)". History of Psychiatry. 1 (2): 191–206. doi:10.1177/0957154X9000100203. S2CID 163047294.

[:1-1] Speak, Gill (1990). "An odd kind of melancholy: reflections on the glass delusion in Europe (1440–1680)". History of Psychiatry. 1 (2): 191–206. doi:10.1177/0957154X9000100203. S2CID 163047294.

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