So I was wondering what would make a person fake a serious illness and I came across this article <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/chronic/faking.html">Link</a>. There is actually a thing called Munchausen by Internet. Sort of scary that it is that prevalent that there is a name for it. And is pretty much follows what our poser friend has done in the past. I just find whole poser thing annoying because it takes time away from dealing with the legitimate issues that people have. Wonder what other diseases they fake?
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So I was wondering what would make a person fake a serious illness and I came across this article <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/chronic/faking.html">Link</a>. There is actually a thing called Munchausen by Internet. Sort of scary that it is that prevalent that there is a name for it. And is pretty much follows what our poser friend has done in the past. I just find whole poser thing annoying because it takes time away from dealing with the legitimate issues that people have. Wonder what other diseases they fake?
So I was wondering what would make a person fake a serious illness and I came across this article <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/chronic/faking.html">Link</a>. There is actually a thing called Munchausen by Internet. Sort of scary that it is that prevalent that there is a name for it. And is pretty much follows what our poser friend has done in the past. I just find whole poser thing annoying because it takes time away from dealing with the legitimate issues that people have. Wonder what other diseases they fake?
So I was wondering what would make a person fake a serious illness and I came across this article <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/chronic/faking.html">Link</a>. There is actually a thing called Munchausen by Internet. Sort of scary that it is that prevalent that there is a name for it. And is pretty much follows what our poser friend has done in the past. I just find whole poser thing annoying because it takes time away from dealing with the legitimate issues that people have. Wonder what other diseases they fake?
So I was wondering what would make a person fake a serious illness and I came across this article <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/chronic/faking.html">Link</a>. There is actually a thing called Munchausen by Internet. Sort of scary that it is that prevalent that there is a name for it. And is pretty much follows what our poser friend has done in the past. I just find whole poser thing annoying because it takes time away from dealing with the legitimate issues that people have. Wonder what other diseases they fake?
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>NYCLawGirl</b></i>
With regards to the "read at your own risk" policy, I think it's a good one. This is a site for opinions, and that means opinions of all types. </end quote></div>
Not so - the mods add their own censorship by locking threads, deleting posts, and banning members when opinions are not of the certain "types" they deem acceptable.
I look forward to mod intervention via banishment of our poser, but I highly doubt that will happen. Even if it does, s/he will just get a new screen name and try to pull one over on us yet again. I always wonder how long it will take for people to figure it out - I was a little slow on this most recent one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
With regards to the "read at your own risk" policy, I think it's a good one. This is a site for opinions, and that means opinions of all types. </end quote></div>
Not so - the mods add their own censorship by locking threads, deleting posts, and banning members when opinions are not of the certain "types" they deem acceptable.
I look forward to mod intervention via banishment of our poser, but I highly doubt that will happen. Even if it does, s/he will just get a new screen name and try to pull one over on us yet again. I always wonder how long it will take for people to figure it out - I was a little slow on this most recent one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>NYCLawGirl</b></i>
With regards to the "read at your own risk" policy, I think it's a good one. This is a site for opinions, and that means opinions of all types. </end quote></div>
Not so - the mods add their own censorship by locking threads, deleting posts, and banning members when opinions are not of the certain "types" they deem acceptable.
I look forward to mod intervention via banishment of our poser, but I highly doubt that will happen. Even if it does, s/he will just get a new screen name and try to pull one over on us yet again. I always wonder how long it will take for people to figure it out - I was a little slow on this most recent one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
With regards to the "read at your own risk" policy, I think it's a good one. This is a site for opinions, and that means opinions of all types. </end quote></div>
Not so - the mods add their own censorship by locking threads, deleting posts, and banning members when opinions are not of the certain "types" they deem acceptable.
I look forward to mod intervention via banishment of our poser, but I highly doubt that will happen. Even if it does, s/he will just get a new screen name and try to pull one over on us yet again. I always wonder how long it will take for people to figure it out - I was a little slow on this most recent one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>NYCLawGirl</b></i>
With regards to the "read at your own risk" policy, I think it's a good one. This is a site for opinions, and that means opinions of all types. </end quote></div>
Not so - the mods add their own censorship by locking threads, deleting posts, and banning members when opinions are not of the certain "types" they deem acceptable.
I look forward to mod intervention via banishment of our poser, but I highly doubt that will happen. Even if it does, s/he will just get a new screen name and try to pull one over on us yet again. I always wonder how long it will take for people to figure it out - I was a little slow on this most recent one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
With regards to the "read at your own risk" policy, I think it's a good one. This is a site for opinions, and that means opinions of all types. </end quote></div>
Not so - the mods add their own censorship by locking threads, deleting posts, and banning members when opinions are not of the certain "types" they deem acceptable.
I look forward to mod intervention via banishment of our poser, but I highly doubt that will happen. Even if it does, s/he will just get a new screen name and try to pull one over on us yet again. I always wonder how long it will take for people to figure it out - I was a little slow on this most recent one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>NYCLawGirl</b></i>
With regards to the "read at your own risk" policy, I think it's a good one. This is a site for opinions, and that means opinions of all types. </end quote>
Not so - the mods add their own censorship by locking threads, deleting posts, and banning members when opinions are not of the certain "types" they deem acceptable.
I look forward to mod intervention via banishment of our poser, but I highly doubt that will happen. Even if it does, s/he will just get a new screen name and try to pull one over on us yet again. I always wonder how long it will take for people to figure it out - I was a little slow on this most recent one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
With regards to the "read at your own risk" policy, I think it's a good one. This is a site for opinions, and that means opinions of all types. </end quote>
Not so - the mods add their own censorship by locking threads, deleting posts, and banning members when opinions are not of the certain "types" they deem acceptable.
I look forward to mod intervention via banishment of our poser, but I highly doubt that will happen. Even if it does, s/he will just get a new screen name and try to pull one over on us yet again. I always wonder how long it will take for people to figure it out - I was a little slow on this most recent one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>NYCLawGirl</b></i>
<br />With regards to the "read at your own risk" policy, I think it's a good one. This is a site for opinions, and that means opinions of all types. </end quote>
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<br />Not so - the mods add their own censorship by locking threads, deleting posts, and banning members when opinions are not of the certain "types" they deem acceptable.
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<br />I look forward to mod intervention via banishment of our poser, but I highly doubt that will happen. Even if it does, s/he will just get a new screen name and try to pull one over on us yet again. I always wonder how long it will take for people to figure it out - I was a little slow on this most recent one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
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<br />With regards to the "read at your own risk" policy, I think it's a good one. This is a site for opinions, and that means opinions of all types. </end quote>
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<br />Not so - the mods add their own censorship by locking threads, deleting posts, and banning members when opinions are not of the certain "types" they deem acceptable.
<br />
<br />I look forward to mod intervention via banishment of our poser, but I highly doubt that will happen. Even if it does, s/he will just get a new screen name and try to pull one over on us yet again. I always wonder how long it will take for people to figure it out - I was a little slow on this most recent one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">
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I agree deeznuts...it is very hard not to get emotionally invested (good term) with others who share the same struggles as we do. I for one love forums like these because of this...it is difficult to get people on the outside, even my family to truly understand my illness. They do sympathize but do they really know how I am feeling when I am being faced with yet another drawn out hospitalization or the pain I feel when I am coughing up a few lobes of my lungs? You guys do.
As far as posers...I don't know why anyone would fake this disease or any for that matter, some people truly believe that they are suffering from the disease even though the docs say no, then there are others who fake the disease to get attention. As an ex nurse, I did have the opportunity to take care of a woman with Munchausen's. It was very sad...she must have had 20 or more scars on her abdomen from her many "exploratory laps" for abdominal pain. She also would inject herself with tainted syringes to create infections and abcesses on various parts of her body...all the while confusing the docs as to why this was happening until the contaminated syringes were found in the bathroom. When she was confronted, she signed out AMA...against medical advice and fled somewhere else.
As with anything on the internet, we just have to be cautious.
Hugs, Jenn
As far as posers...I don't know why anyone would fake this disease or any for that matter, some people truly believe that they are suffering from the disease even though the docs say no, then there are others who fake the disease to get attention. As an ex nurse, I did have the opportunity to take care of a woman with Munchausen's. It was very sad...she must have had 20 or more scars on her abdomen from her many "exploratory laps" for abdominal pain. She also would inject herself with tainted syringes to create infections and abcesses on various parts of her body...all the while confusing the docs as to why this was happening until the contaminated syringes were found in the bathroom. When she was confronted, she signed out AMA...against medical advice and fled somewhere else.
As with anything on the internet, we just have to be cautious.
Hugs, Jenn
I agree deeznuts...it is very hard not to get emotionally invested (good term) with others who share the same struggles as we do. I for one love forums like these because of this...it is difficult to get people on the outside, even my family to truly understand my illness. They do sympathize but do they really know how I am feeling when I am being faced with yet another drawn out hospitalization or the pain I feel when I am coughing up a few lobes of my lungs? You guys do.
As far as posers...I don't know why anyone would fake this disease or any for that matter, some people truly believe that they are suffering from the disease even though the docs say no, then there are others who fake the disease to get attention. As an ex nurse, I did have the opportunity to take care of a woman with Munchausen's. It was very sad...she must have had 20 or more scars on her abdomen from her many "exploratory laps" for abdominal pain. She also would inject herself with tainted syringes to create infections and abcesses on various parts of her body...all the while confusing the docs as to why this was happening until the contaminated syringes were found in the bathroom. When she was confronted, she signed out AMA...against medical advice and fled somewhere else.
As with anything on the internet, we just have to be cautious.
Hugs, Jenn
As far as posers...I don't know why anyone would fake this disease or any for that matter, some people truly believe that they are suffering from the disease even though the docs say no, then there are others who fake the disease to get attention. As an ex nurse, I did have the opportunity to take care of a woman with Munchausen's. It was very sad...she must have had 20 or more scars on her abdomen from her many "exploratory laps" for abdominal pain. She also would inject herself with tainted syringes to create infections and abcesses on various parts of her body...all the while confusing the docs as to why this was happening until the contaminated syringes were found in the bathroom. When she was confronted, she signed out AMA...against medical advice and fled somewhere else.
As with anything on the internet, we just have to be cautious.
Hugs, Jenn
I agree deeznuts...it is very hard not to get emotionally invested (good term) with others who share the same struggles as we do. I for one love forums like these because of this...it is difficult to get people on the outside, even my family to truly understand my illness. They do sympathize but do they really know how I am feeling when I am being faced with yet another drawn out hospitalization or the pain I feel when I am coughing up a few lobes of my lungs? You guys do.
As far as posers...I don't know why anyone would fake this disease or any for that matter, some people truly believe that they are suffering from the disease even though the docs say no, then there are others who fake the disease to get attention. As an ex nurse, I did have the opportunity to take care of a woman with Munchausen's. It was very sad...she must have had 20 or more scars on her abdomen from her many "exploratory laps" for abdominal pain. She also would inject herself with tainted syringes to create infections and abcesses on various parts of her body...all the while confusing the docs as to why this was happening until the contaminated syringes were found in the bathroom. When she was confronted, she signed out AMA...against medical advice and fled somewhere else.
As with anything on the internet, we just have to be cautious.
Hugs, Jenn
As far as posers...I don't know why anyone would fake this disease or any for that matter, some people truly believe that they are suffering from the disease even though the docs say no, then there are others who fake the disease to get attention. As an ex nurse, I did have the opportunity to take care of a woman with Munchausen's. It was very sad...she must have had 20 or more scars on her abdomen from her many "exploratory laps" for abdominal pain. She also would inject herself with tainted syringes to create infections and abcesses on various parts of her body...all the while confusing the docs as to why this was happening until the contaminated syringes were found in the bathroom. When she was confronted, she signed out AMA...against medical advice and fled somewhere else.
As with anything on the internet, we just have to be cautious.
Hugs, Jenn
I agree deeznuts...it is very hard not to get emotionally invested (good term) with others who share the same struggles as we do. I for one love forums like these because of this...it is difficult to get people on the outside, even my family to truly understand my illness. They do sympathize but do they really know how I am feeling when I am being faced with yet another drawn out hospitalization or the pain I feel when I am coughing up a few lobes of my lungs? You guys do.
As far as posers...I don't know why anyone would fake this disease or any for that matter, some people truly believe that they are suffering from the disease even though the docs say no, then there are others who fake the disease to get attention. As an ex nurse, I did have the opportunity to take care of a woman with Munchausen's. It was very sad...she must have had 20 or more scars on her abdomen from her many "exploratory laps" for abdominal pain. She also would inject herself with tainted syringes to create infections and abcesses on various parts of her body...all the while confusing the docs as to why this was happening until the contaminated syringes were found in the bathroom. When she was confronted, she signed out AMA...against medical advice and fled somewhere else.
As with anything on the internet, we just have to be cautious.
Hugs, Jenn
As far as posers...I don't know why anyone would fake this disease or any for that matter, some people truly believe that they are suffering from the disease even though the docs say no, then there are others who fake the disease to get attention. As an ex nurse, I did have the opportunity to take care of a woman with Munchausen's. It was very sad...she must have had 20 or more scars on her abdomen from her many "exploratory laps" for abdominal pain. She also would inject herself with tainted syringes to create infections and abcesses on various parts of her body...all the while confusing the docs as to why this was happening until the contaminated syringes were found in the bathroom. When she was confronted, she signed out AMA...against medical advice and fled somewhere else.
As with anything on the internet, we just have to be cautious.
Hugs, Jenn
I agree deeznuts...it is very hard not to get emotionally invested (good term) with others who share the same struggles as we do. I for one love forums like these because of this...it is difficult to get people on the outside, even my family to truly understand my illness. They do sympathize but do they really know how I am feeling when I am being faced with yet another drawn out hospitalization or the pain I feel when I am coughing up a few lobes of my lungs? You guys do.
<br />As far as posers...I don't know why anyone would fake this disease or any for that matter, some people truly believe that they are suffering from the disease even though the docs say no, then there are others who fake the disease to get attention. As an ex nurse, I did have the opportunity to take care of a woman with Munchausen's. It was very sad...she must have had 20 or more scars on her abdomen from her many "exploratory laps" for abdominal pain. She also would inject herself with tainted syringes to create infections and abcesses on various parts of her body...all the while confusing the docs as to why this was happening until the contaminated syringes were found in the bathroom. When she was confronted, she signed out AMA...against medical advice and fled somewhere else.
<br />As with anything on the internet, we just have to be cautious.
<br />Hugs, Jenn
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<br />As far as posers...I don't know why anyone would fake this disease or any for that matter, some people truly believe that they are suffering from the disease even though the docs say no, then there are others who fake the disease to get attention. As an ex nurse, I did have the opportunity to take care of a woman with Munchausen's. It was very sad...she must have had 20 or more scars on her abdomen from her many "exploratory laps" for abdominal pain. She also would inject herself with tainted syringes to create infections and abcesses on various parts of her body...all the while confusing the docs as to why this was happening until the contaminated syringes were found in the bathroom. When she was confronted, she signed out AMA...against medical advice and fled somewhere else.
<br />As with anything on the internet, we just have to be cautious.
<br />Hugs, Jenn
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