Hmm. My best guess is that a person who shaves her head and actually tells people that she has cancer or says that she hopes they think she has cancer is absolutely desperate for attention and love. No, I very much doubt that they really want a disease; they just want to be cared about.


But be cautious: People who do such things can be seriously disturbed, and turn abusive very fast. My mom (who had severe BPD) was one who loved being "sick" because she desperately needed to believe that she was worthy of love and attention. Sooner or later, however, she would viciously turn on anyone who showed her love and care. There was something terribly deranged about her thought process.


Now, just shaving one's head is not at all (to me) the same thing as shaving one's head to mislead people. Some people shave their heads for style (I have).