Dear Mom

[souless_bitch]

I have been taught my whole life to be afraid

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[silvershadows86]

I always thought it was something more like Munchausen by proxy syndrome......like making our/her illnesses a huge deal got her attention that she felt she wasnt otherwise getting.

[souless_bitch]

Munchausen's Syndrome is intentional faking of illness or injuries, whereas Hypochondria is believing that you are really ill. So it all comes down to this: do we think she does it on purpose or not?

(Side note- Munchausen's by proxy is purposefully making your children sick, but the slang usage has come to mean exaggerating your children's illnesses. I use the slang version in this entry.)

[littleanomaly]

It's not only making your children sick, but just trying to convince people they are. There's an excellent book... (googles)

"Sickened" by Julie Gregory

http://www.amazon.com/Sickened-True-Story-Lost-Childhood/dp/0553381970/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233182350&sr=1-1

Thanks

[souless_bitch]

This book looks really cool... and really helpful. I'm definitely checking it out!

Thanks! :)