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The side effects of this disorder include sudden and unplanned travel, along with the adoption of a new identity.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Desert Sun newspaper through an interpreter, he said that he often gets sad and &quot;furious&quot; that he doesn't recognise or know anybody anymore.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I was talking with the interpreter about ice fishing, which is common in the north of Sweden, and thought it must something from my childhood. 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