Losing your sight even while you’re not blind

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be blind? I have. My world would be quite limited without my sight. I think what I would miss most is seeing my boyfriend’s face, reading (even if I would probably learn Braille, I would miss letters) and I would miss using my computer, among lots of other things. In the DSM-IV-TR, there is a section of disorders called the “somatoform disorders”. Among them are hypochondriasis, pain disorder and body dismorphic disorder. One of the most interesting among them is conversion disorder. Essentially, what happens when a conversion disorder presents itself is that the patient suffers from blindness, paralysis (either in a specific limb or the entire body), non-epileptic seizures or loss (or impairment)...