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Why do they always say condition is far worse than the reality?
Aging Well | Last Active: Jan 9 10:39am | Replies (12)Comment receiving replies
I know of a case in which a patient's son sent everyone "updates" that gave the worst possible view of everything.
Turns out he wanted people to think the situation was highly dramatic as a means of drawing attention to himself, as some sort of medical expert. (This from a guy who never attended a day of college in his life.)
To me, he shamelessly exploited his father's condition and situation. I was thoroughly disgusted by it.
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That sounds like a psychological problem called "factitious disorder imposed on self ", which is a long-winded equivalent for hypochondria. A similar manifestation of this behavior is a condition called Munchausen Syndrome-by-Proxy. It's a form of child abuse where the parent(s) invent(s) or greatly exaggerate(s) a child's medical problems to gain attention for themselves.