Steely Dan
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Most of us have heard about Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. For those unaware, it's a disease of the mind that parents, usually women, use to gain sympathy for themselves. They will poison their own children to make them sick so that their friends lavish sympathy on the parent. They will sometimes go so far as to kill the child.
First, let me say that I'm not accusing anyone here of this. I want to bring it up because I'm sure some people here post on other boards. I think this board is moderated well enough that people with this problem are quickly identified and weeded out.
What I'm talking about is Munchausen Syndrome by Internet. Rather than go into what it is I'll let this article explain it. http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-lying-disease/Content?oid=15337239
So be very careful who you befriend when talking about your illness' on the net. There are people out there trying to scam you and they're really good at it. JMO
I put this up in the depression thread and I reposted it in the cancer thread too.
I started a thread here because I want as many people as possible to be aware of this and be careful about who they get too close to on the internet.
There are some very sick people out there.
First, let me say that I'm not accusing anyone here of this. I want to bring it up because I'm sure some people here post on other boards. I think this board is moderated well enough that people with this problem are quickly identified and weeded out.
What I'm talking about is Munchausen Syndrome by Internet. Rather than go into what it is I'll let this article explain it. http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-lying-disease/Content?oid=15337239
So be very careful who you befriend when talking about your illness' on the net. There are people out there trying to scam you and they're really good at it. JMO
I put this up in the depression thread and I reposted it in the cancer thread too.
I started a thread here because I want as many people as possible to be aware of this and be careful about who they get too close to on the internet.
There are some very sick people out there.