Guest guest Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Well... it really depends on *why* your nada was stealing and ingesting her pet dog's antibiotics. " Factitious Disorder " is about claiming to be ill, exaggerating symptoms, or deliberately making yourself ill in order to get attention and care from doctors and sympathy from friends and loved ones. " Factitious Disorder by Proxy " is about making someone else ill for that purpose. So, if ingesting the antibiotics made your nada ill so she could go see her doctor or go to the emergency room for treatment (and attention and sympathy) then, it may be due to " factitious disorder. " " Hypochondria " is about genuinely believing that your health is fragile and being terrified that illness will kill you. Minor things like a cold are interpreted as life-threatening pneumonia. A pimple is interpreted as skin cancer. If your nada truly believed that she needed the dog's antibiotics to keep herself alive, then she is probably a " hypochondriac " . True hypochondriacs are living in constant high anxiety; I find them kind of pathetic. Those with factitious disorder know that they're not ill, but they're trying hard to *appear* ill or injured in order to get attention, care and sympathy. This is a seriously dangerous disorder when its " by proxy " , because there is a high death rate for the poor little helpless victims: the children of these severely mentally ill people are in great danger from their own parents who are willing to smother or poison or brutalize their baby in order to gain sympathy for themselves as " the poor suffering mother of a sick or dying child. " -Annie > > Hey Annie, do you think stealing the dog's antibiotics and taking them > yourself would fit this disorder? Because I certainly caught my nada doing > that and she was smug and proud of herself and fought with me when I said > she shouldn't. > > I always found that horrifying. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Well... it really depends on *why* your nada was stealing and ingesting her pet dog's antibiotics. " Factitious Disorder " is about claiming to be ill, exaggerating symptoms, or deliberately making yourself ill in order to get attention and care from doctors and sympathy from friends and loved ones. " Factitious Disorder by Proxy " is about making someone else ill for that purpose. So, if ingesting the antibiotics made your nada ill so she could go see her doctor or go to the emergency room for treatment (and attention and sympathy) then, it may be due to " factitious disorder. " " Hypochondria " is about genuinely believing that your health is fragile and being terrified that illness will kill you. Minor things like a cold are interpreted as life-threatening pneumonia. A pimple is interpreted as skin cancer. If your nada truly believed that she needed the dog's antibiotics to keep herself alive, then she is probably a " hypochondriac " . True hypochondriacs are living in constant high anxiety; I find them kind of pathetic. Those with factitious disorder know that they're not ill, but they're trying hard to *appear* ill or injured in order to get attention, care and sympathy. This is a seriously dangerous disorder when its " by proxy " , because there is a high death rate for the poor little helpless victims: the children of these severely mentally ill people are in great danger from their own parents who are willing to smother or poison or brutalize their baby in order to gain sympathy for themselves as " the poor suffering mother of a sick or dying child. " -Annie > > Hey Annie, do you think stealing the dog's antibiotics and taking them > yourself would fit this disorder? Because I certainly caught my nada doing > that and she was smug and proud of herself and fought with me when I said > she shouldn't. > > I always found that horrifying. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Huh, I wouldn't put any of those 3 diagnoses past my nada. But, for the dog pills, I'd go with hypochondria based on what she said about it. Thanks On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:21 PM, anuria67854 wrote: > > > Well... it really depends on *why* your nada was stealing and ingesting her > pet dog's antibiotics. > > " Factitious Disorder " is about claiming to be ill, exaggerating symptoms, > or deliberately making yourself ill in order to get attention and care from > doctors and sympathy from friends and loved ones. " Factitious Disorder by > Proxy " is about making someone else ill for that purpose. So, if ingesting > the antibiotics made your nada ill so she could go see her doctor or go to > the emergency room for treatment (and attention and sympathy) then, it may > be due to " factitious disorder. " > > " Hypochondria " is about genuinely believing that your health is fragile and > being terrified that illness will kill you. Minor things like a cold are > interpreted as life-threatening pneumonia. A pimple is interpreted as skin > cancer. If your nada truly believed that she needed the dog's antibiotics to > keep herself alive, then she is probably a " hypochondriac " . True > hypochondriacs are living in constant high anxiety; I find them kind of > pathetic. > > Those with factitious disorder know that they're not ill, but they're > trying hard to *appear* ill or injured in order to get attention, care and > sympathy. This is a seriously dangerous disorder when its " by proxy " , > because there is a high death rate for the poor little helpless victims: the > children of these severely mentally ill people are in great danger from > their own parents who are willing to smother or poison or brutalize their > baby in order to gain sympathy for themselves as " the poor suffering mother > of a sick or dying child. " > > -Annie > > > > > > Hey Annie, do you think stealing the dog's antibiotics and taking them > > yourself would fit this disorder? Because I certainly caught my nada > doing > > that and she was smug and proud of herself and fought with me when I said > > she shouldn't. > > > > I always found that horrifying. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Huh, I wouldn't put any of those 3 diagnoses past my nada. But, for the dog pills, I'd go with hypochondria based on what she said about it. Thanks On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:21 PM, anuria67854 wrote: > > > Well... it really depends on *why* your nada was stealing and ingesting her > pet dog's antibiotics. > > " Factitious Disorder " is about claiming to be ill, exaggerating symptoms, > or deliberately making yourself ill in order to get attention and care from > doctors and sympathy from friends and loved ones. " Factitious Disorder by > Proxy " is about making someone else ill for that purpose. So, if ingesting > the antibiotics made your nada ill so she could go see her doctor or go to > the emergency room for treatment (and attention and sympathy) then, it may > be due to " factitious disorder. " > > " Hypochondria " is about genuinely believing that your health is fragile and > being terrified that illness will kill you. Minor things like a cold are > interpreted as life-threatening pneumonia. A pimple is interpreted as skin > cancer. If your nada truly believed that she needed the dog's antibiotics to > keep herself alive, then she is probably a " hypochondriac " . True > hypochondriacs are living in constant high anxiety; I find them kind of > pathetic. > > Those with factitious disorder know that they're not ill, but they're > trying hard to *appear* ill or injured in order to get attention, care and > sympathy. This is a seriously dangerous disorder when its " by proxy " , > because there is a high death rate for the poor little helpless victims: the > children of these severely mentally ill people are in great danger from > their own parents who are willing to smother or poison or brutalize their > baby in order to gain sympathy for themselves as " the poor suffering mother > of a sick or dying child. " > > -Annie > > > > > > Hey Annie, do you think stealing the dog's antibiotics and taking them > > yourself would fit this disorder? Because I certainly caught my nada > doing > > that and she was smug and proud of herself and fought with me when I said > > she shouldn't. > > > > I always found that horrifying. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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