Geomania

Geomania is a mental disorder in which a person is consumed by a passionate love of geographical discoveries, travel and exploring new places.

The emergence of geotowerism was recorded in the Middle Ages. In the XV-XVI centuries. it resembled kleptomania, sycophobia and xenomania. As a manifestation of this passion, we can highlight geofear - excitement when staying in a new place, felt as aggression aimed at the inhabitants of this place. Already in 1875, Greifenberg noted that geomania occurs cyclically.

Young men and women are affected. Men are more likely to live in exotic countries; women often show a strong attachment to moles - “to the place of birth.” Some