[Mountaindewed]

This woman I know was faking dying and faked a whole bunch of medical condtions and needed all these unecessary surgeries and procedures. She finally got busted and a PI got involved and proved she was a scammer.

I don't get why people want to be sick and have surgeries and stuff.

I'm having issues that I wish I didn't have. I asked my pdoc to raise my meds hoping it WAS just anxiety because it truly does suck living with this thing.

[VabGirl]

I imagine its mostly for attention and sympathy.

[divine1966]

Attention. Or excuses to get out of things. Or get whatever benefit from whatever source.

We have someone at work who faked illnesses but then argued she never said it when people questioned her

[Discombobulated]

It’s a really complex thing I think. I’d guess it’s often attention, sometimes there may be monetary gain, or maybe they really are convinced there’s something wrong with them.

On the flip side I knew someone who was very sick with a few conditions and someone else (who I suspect had big issues of their own) decided they’d accuse them of being a faker. It was truly horrific the impact they had. And words are like toothpaste, you can’t get them back into the tube. So I’d be very careful around these matters myself.

[16PennyNail]

Darn, I wish I could only imagine it. I think some do it for obvious reasons: to avoid work or a touch of agoraphobia, and don't want to go out. I agree some probably do it for attention. They may be a hypochondriac. People should be careful about this for the same reason as the little boy who cried wolf. One day, they may get sick and be brushed aside. My question is, why do most people do anything? It isn't easy to fathom, but it happens.

[Therapy reviewed]

Maybe that's the one way they feel they will be cared about?