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When perceiving Benedict Cumberbatch in any way:
Most common symptoms: Increased pulse and blood pressure when seeing, hearing or perceiving Benedict Cumberbatch in any way. Stuttering, loss of speech, loss of limb co-ordination and salivating may also occur. Perceiving Benedict Cumberbatch’s also been frequently reported to stimulate sexual desire. A burning desire, commonly described as “exploding ovaries” occurs regularly, for some on everyday basis. Reading or writing ‘slashfic’ is considered a normal side-effect of the Cumberbitch disorder - this does not usually require treatment.
Rare Symptoms: Confusion concerning sexual orientation, extreme change of lifestyle, trying to make sexual partner to look like Benedict Cumberbatch, trying to become one of the characters from Benedict Cumberbatch’s acting career,
Extremely rare Symtomps: Trying to become Benedict Cumberbatch. Having delusional thoughts of Benedict Cumberbatch talking directly to oneself through TV-screen/computer-screen etc. Attempts to ”send thoughts” or read Cumberbatch’s mind - especially over long physical distances. At this stage, the Cumberbitch disorder may evolve into Celebrity Worship Disorder (CWS).

(Picture: Benedict Cumberbatch as ‘Sherlock Holmes’ in BBCs “Sherlock”, 2010)