Window Creeps

extrafenestrial astromortus delirium, also known as EAD, and colloquially known as "window creeps", is a phenomena that has been garnering attention as of late. "Window creeps" are a hallucination experienced by astroagoraphobics that consist of seeing carcasses outside of the windows of space crafts. Astroagoraphobia has been prevalent since the dawn of commercial space travel. It affects about 30% of all people, and those suffering from it report feeling an intense sense of anxiety and vertigo upon looking out a window into empty space. Dedicated wings on mental health clinics are now required by law on commercial space stations and colonies, and currently, clinics average a 65% success rate at helping sufferers get over their phobia. One very specific phenomena that they report is sometimes seeing dead bodies just outside of windows in space. They can be random figures they don't recognize, or someone they know. The person in question may be living or dead. Sometimes, they appear lifeless, other times, they speak inaudibly or attempt to enter the vessel through the window. The hallucination lasts for a few seconds, but causes considerable mental duress on the astroagoraphobe who sees it. Originally, it was thought to simply be a shared delusion, and it was seen because the patient in question heard about it, and were therefore making themselves see it. However, a recent study showed how widespread this specific form of astroagorophibia is, even among isolated clinics that had never heard of it before. The field of psychology is currently looking into it, trying to discover an explanation for this very specific, disturbing phenomenon.