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Patient noticed, on a Tuesday, a specific shade of light coming through their kitchen window and felt, briefly, genuinely happy. Has now spent 14 minutes trying to recreate the feeling by standing in the same spot. The light has moved. The feeling will not return. Patient has filed this moment in a mental folder labeled 'worth staying for.'
Chronic. Moments are now being collected.
None. Glimmer-chasing is, at this point, a legitimate practice.
Patients with Terminal Glimmer-Chasing Disorder typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Terminal Glimmer-Chasing Disorder — a terminal condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Venatio laetitiae fugaci. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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