Definitions for dromomania
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1. dromomanianoun

   An irrational impulse to wander or travel without purpose.

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1. Dromomania

   Dromomania was a historical psychiatric diagnosis whose primary symptom was uncontrollable urge to walk or wander. Dromomania has also been referred to as travelling fugue. Non-clinically, the term has come to be used to describe a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust.

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1. dromomania

   Dromomania is a psychological disorder characterized by an intense and uncontrollable urge to wander or travel, often resulting in long periods of aimless wandering and a constant desire for new experiences and places. Individuals with dromomania experience a strong compulsion to travel, disregarding personal responsibilities and commitments in favor of satisfying this overwhelming urge to explore. It is considered a rare disorder and often requires professional treatment to manage its symptoms and underlying causes.

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1. Dromomania

   Dromomania, also travelling fugue, is an uncontrollable psychological urge to wander. People with this condition spontaneously depart from their routine, travel long distances and take up different identities and occupations. Months may pass before they return to their former identities. The term comes from the Greek: dromos and mania. The most famous case was that of Jean-Albert Dadas, a Bordeaux gas-fitter. Dadas would suddenly set out on foot and reach cities as far away as Prague, Vienna or Moscow with no memory of his travels. A medical student, Philippe Tissie, wrote about Dadas in his doctoral dissertation in 1887. Jean-Martin Charcot presented a similar case he called automatisme ambulatoire - French for "ambulatory automatism" or "walking around without being in control of one's own actions." Only a handful of cases of such behaviour have been documented, nearly all in France in the late nineteenth century. On the other hand, dromomania in wider sense can be characteristic of other mental disorders, e.g. Borderline personality disorder. More generally, the term is sometimes used to describe people who have a strong emotional or even physical need to be constantly traveling and experiencing new places, often at the expense of their normal family, work, and social lives.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dromomania in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dromomania in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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