I am no doctor but I would say it was a way to gain attention. but what I can tell you is I was a victim of someone playing like they were something they were not. so many lies and I had come to really care about this person for who I thought she was. then the tragedy that she had died. it wasn't true either. then more tragedy in her family. none of which was true but I was so trusting and I believed no one would lie like that online. I really hope you are done with all that.

on that note don't let anyone kill your self esteem like that. keep in your mind at all times that you are somebody and you can do/be anything you want. you don't need beauty on the outside. it is what is in your heart that really matters. good luck