Munchausen By Internet: Faking Illness Online

TazziRN · Feb 11, 2007, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by zoeboboey

*** referring of course to the old "Truth or Consequences" show (I think it was) with Bill Cullen

Unfortunately, I am old enough to remember that line........

*Angie O'Plasty, RN* · Feb 12, 2007, 01:39 AM

Deleted. OT, sorry.

muffie · Feb 12, 2007, 02:24 AM

well said angie

ChayaN · Feb 12, 2007, 07:34 AM

On one board I was on a woman faked the death of her husband from a sudden heart attack. For about two weeks she went on and on in great detail about the funeral arrangements, how her children were handling it, asking for advice about dealing with their grief and acting out. (This was a parenting board.) Then another poster found a post by her on a different board that her husband had been hospitalized with chest pain, checked out, found to be nothing, just a little scare.

*Liddle Noodnik* · Feb 12, 2007, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Angie O'Plasty, RN

I couldn't bear to be her sole emotional support any more....

.. Your suffering in this life is a choice. We all suffer in life. But we really do choose whether we're going to beat it or whether it beats us.

Amen Angie (re letting it beat us or not)

And that "sole support" thing - it's nice to be able to be useful, helpful, etc. -- to some of us THAT is a crutch (been THERE!) - but it is too much pressure. And I've found that the recurring crises are often because they never sought any PROFESSIONAL help. They put on bandaids and that was it.

*Liddle Noodnik* · Feb 12, 2007, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by ChayaN

On one board I was on a woman faked the death of her husband from a sudden heart attack. For about two weeks she went on and on in great detail about the funeral arrangements, how her children were handling it, asking for advice about dealing with their grief and acting out. (This was a parenting board.) Then another poster found a post by her on a different board that her husband had been hospitalized with chest pain, checked out, found to be nothing, just a little scare.

???

Yow!

That is WEIRD ...

GardenDove · Feb 12, 2007, 02:14 PM

People use the internet to live out all sorts of weird fantasies. It's definately a different medium. I wonder if there are posters here claiming to be nurses but aren't really?

cardiacRN2006 · Feb 12, 2007, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by GardenDove

People use the internet to live out all sorts of weird fantasies. It's definately a different medium. I wonder if there are posters here claiming to be nurses but aren't really?

Yes, there are.

I ran into one. The way I could tell was the way she responded to certain posts, and the comments she made on other posts. Them didn't jive.

If I found one, I'm sure there are many...

GardenDove · Feb 12, 2007, 02:19 PM

This site seems more genuine than others I've posted at.

*Liddle Noodnik* · Feb 12, 2007, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by GardenDove

People use the internet to live out all sorts of weird fantasies. It's definately a different medium. I wonder if there are posters here claiming to be nurses but aren't really?

I wouldn't be surprised GardenDove!

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