A 32-year-old man presented for counseling for a several month history of strange experiences. He describes following symptoms: He has a strange metallic taste sensation. Experiences out of body experience frequently. Feels that everything around him is a repeat but at times, even familiar people and features completely baffle him. He remains disoriented for a while but comes back to normalcy in some minutes. He has developed repetition of some actions which he is unaware about.
Recently frequency of such episodes is increasing and that is when he decided to seek help. In the last couple of months, he also reports severe headaches but they do not coincide with these episodes. He has not collapsed or any clonic type body movements. There is no family history, no trauma incidence, any sort of psychotic experience or seizures. He does not consume any medication. What is the most likely…
