I hope that people don't see me as being without empathy or that I'm trying to be combative or disrespectful to their thoughts on this issue, but I don't understand why we have to "pile on" other people who are obviously suffering from psychiatric issues. These individuals might not be presenting their problems in the same way we are or they feel the need to be unique and different and pick DID to express their intense need to be seen, but I truly believe that their emotional/psychiatric pain is no more or no less than my own.

Yes, I do believe that there are people so wounded and/or hurt that they have to make up disorders. Why? I think it's because we are a society/world that can often only focus on our own issues or our own pain. We get so focused on our own issues and forget that others have pain (just as raw and hurtful as our own but manifests differently. Some try desperate means to connect and receive help. Why would we feel distain or voice condemnation for that?

I do truly understand being frustrated and angry that a treatment team doesn't see my true needs or they dismiss my needs as unimportant or untreatable. But that isn't the fault of the other person acting out their mental health needs. I know without a doubt that other people are desperate, hurting and horribly adrift and alone. I believe that someone who "fakes" an illness is in need of just as much understanding and care that I am. I would guess that the person's deep hurts and feelings are just as painful and full of anguish as my own. She might not exhibit symptoms the same way or she might not be apologetic for her attempts to get help, but that doesnt mean that her needs are any less than my own.

Do I want to personally offer comfort or care for this person when I am in my own mental health spin? Absolutely NOT!!!! But I do want the mental health community to care for her and deal with her issues with as much as they need to pay attention to and care for my mental health concern. No one, in my opinion, needs to be dismissed or rejected for their mental health needs. If mental health attention and care is lacking for me, why would I wish it to be lacking for the other person just because he/she is confused and tangled in a web of lies?

I do believe that some people "fake" mental/physical symptom/disorders for financial gain. Those individuals do NOT have my sympathy or empathy. I recognize that she does this to fleece others of their hard earned money. This individual is a blood sucker and needs to be dealt with through the legal system. But if a person is seeking closeness, connection, human touch and/or human attention to soothe their abused, wounded and/or hurt soul, why would I wish them anything less than connection, deep caring empathy and solid professional attention and expertise? We all present our mental health needs differently and uniquely and we all deserve attention and care. Just my take on things