Naseeruddin Shah is one of the most powerhouse actors in Bollywood with several blockbuster movies to his credit. He never fails to wow his fans with his hard-hitting roles and impeccable acting skills. But do you know, Naseeruddin suffers from a medical condition called Onomatomania? In a recent interview, the veteran actor revealed that he suffers from an ailment called Onomatomania, a psychological condition that doesn’t let Naseeruddin be at rest even if he tries.
Speaking to a YouTube channel called Chalchitra Talks, A Wednesday actor said, “I suffer from an ailment called Onomatomania. I'm not joking. It's a medical condition. You can check it in the dictionary.” Explaining this aliment, Naseeruddin stated, “Onomatomania is an ailment in which you keep repeating a word or a phrase, a sentence or a verse or a speech for no reason at all. Except that you like to hear it. I do it all the time so I am never quite at rest. Even when I am sleeping, I am going over some passage I love.”
Well, if you are still wondering what is Onomatomania and how it affects a person. We bring you Dr. Parul Adlakha, a clinical psychologist take on this medical condition. Parul told Hindustan Times “Onomatomania is a state where the person is preoccupied with a particular word, phrase, line and more, and tends to use the same repeatedly in conversations. The preoccupation can also manifest sometimes as the inability to recall a certain word or phrase and being obsessed with that.”
Reportedly, according to Doctors, Onomatomania is not a psychological condition, it is a random term and it does not affect a person’s day-to-day life.
"No, it is almost impossible for Onomatomania to affect a person's day-to-day life because we haven't seen any such cases. But if it would, then probably it will have many other manifestations. For instance, if you have a particular problem which has seven or eight presentations, one of them being Onomatomania, and you may have an obsessive thought process around other things, then it becomes a different case, explained Dr. Samir Parikh, who is Director, Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences at Fortis Healthcare.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Naseeruddin Shah was recently seen in Shakun Batra’s directorial ‘Gehraiyaan’ with Deepika Padukone. The 71-year-old actor essayed the role of Deepika’s father in the complex drama. ALSO READ: Netizen Finds Similarities In Naseeruddin Shah's House In 'Gehraiyaan' And 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'; 'His Reel Family Lives In The Same Home'