On Jul 30, 2015, at 8:28 AM, Jorge E. Jaramillo <odrau...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is not strictly origami, but I think it's close enough to fit in this > list. > > In the book "The Langoliers" by Stephen King there is a character that goes > crazy and when he is stressed he rips strips of paper. There are parts of > the book when the sound of riiip, riiip, riiip is repeated. > > I always wondered if this is a real disorder that has been documented. Does > anyone know? > > -- > Jorge Jaramillo If anything paper ripping is a Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions). Brian
