My child was insane, but through my bravery and program .YAY

[Anonymous]

There was a famous conjoined twin pair exploited by their parents earlier this century: Daisy and Violet Hilton. They were put on display as freaks in shows which garnered their owner/parents great wealth.

These “my kid was insane-look how bad they wereâ€

[Anonymous]

Narcissist

DSM IV definition: Someone who suffers from Narcissistic Personality disorder (NPD) has at least 5 of the following characteristics:

has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
requires excessive admiration
has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

http://www.narcissism101.com/Beginning/dsm_iv.html

[try another castle]

Ya there is a name for it too Munchausen syndrome.

Actually, it's Munchausen syndrome by proxy. (MSbP) Otherwise known as Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII).

Munchausen syndrome proper is when an individual feigns, exaggerates, or induces illness in themselves, and will do everything they can to stay in a hospital by doing increasingly bizarre things to keep them sick, such as injecting feces into their IV.


Munchausen by proxy is when the person, often a parent or spouse, continues to make their child or partner ill. This results in  both parties going to the hospital on a consistent basis. One, the afflicted, the other, the concerned caregiver.

There is debate right now as to how real FII truly is. Speculation persists that often the caregiver has valid grievances, but for whatever reason, is given this MSbP label because either the hospital fucked up and killed the patient, or the doctors' can't come up with a consistent diagnosis.


Not sure if either diagnosis applies to either scenario, here.

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