Subject: RE: Strange mental illnessesberlinsd - 2008-05-09 3:43 PM
This may be a good one for you.
Munchausen by proxy is the ones where people hurt their kids and then "save" them.
Most often Munchausen by proxy is about attention seeking. They aren't going to save the kid - in bad cases they will actually kill the kid intentionally. The person is looking for sympathy from others, or some other type of attention to fill an emotional gap. Most of these people are feigning impotence in the face of some "tragedy" out of their control - a "tragedy" they themselves are intentionally creating.
Want a topic that is very timely and will have tons of resources online? Try Asperger's Syndrome. Edited by chadtower 2008-05-12 8:39 AM
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