My sister is that way! She has had everything from leukemia to inoperable brain tumors. She lies ALL THE TIME and also does this to her son. She went so far as to fake a rape and then created an imaginary stalker for herself for many years. She went so far as to actually cut herself to make it seem as if someone had attacked her. She even was caught by police once, mailing threatening letters to herself at her workplace!
She moved on to epilepsy, lupus, arthritis, cancer, leukemia, fibro, the list goes on and on. In between major illness, she feigns pneumonia, bronchitis (both of which with no cough what so ever.) She feigns broken bones, wearing store bought splints because the doctor couldn't cast it for this reason or that. She has faked so many miscarriages and still births that I can not even keep track.
She not only lies about these things about herself but also about my nephew whom I am heart broken to say believes everything she tells him. It makes me sick! I have called her out on it more than once, but the rest of the family turns the other cheek and lets her continue to lie.
It is SO frustrating and infuriating! She needs help. She doctor shops non stop and I seriously hope and pray that one day she gets arrested and forced into a mental ward.
What can a relative do? I remain constantly at the end of my rope with her. She collects money, gifts and donations off people on the internet quite often.
Let me tell you from a family members perspective, I almost literally HATE her. It breaks my heart to say that but it's the truth.
These last two weeks alone she has had three broken ribs, a broken wrist (broken for the 12th time no less!), pneumonia, upper respiratory infection, double ear infection, two ulcers, a hernia and now a blood infection!
It would make me happy to see someone take her away in a straight jacket and keep her until they fix her! What causes a person to do these things? And how can it be fixed?!
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My sister is that way! She has had everything from leukemia to inoperable brain tumors. She lies ALL THE TIME and also does this to her son. She went so far as to fake a rape and then created an imaginary stalker for herself for many years. She went so far as to actually cut herself to make it seem as if someone had attacked her. She even was caught by police once, mailing threatening letters to herself at her workplace!
April 15, 2010 - 12:58pmShe moved on to epilepsy, lupus, arthritis, cancer, leukemia, fibro, the list goes on and on. In between major illness, she feigns pneumonia, bronchitis (both of which with no cough what so ever.) She feigns broken bones, wearing store bought splints because the doctor couldn't cast it for this reason or that. She has faked so many miscarriages and still births that I can not even keep track.
She not only lies about these things about herself but also about my nephew whom I am heart broken to say believes everything she tells him. It makes me sick! I have called her out on it more than once, but the rest of the family turns the other cheek and lets her continue to lie.
It is SO frustrating and infuriating! She needs help. She doctor shops non stop and I seriously hope and pray that one day she gets arrested and forced into a mental ward.
What can a relative do? I remain constantly at the end of my rope with her. She collects money, gifts and donations off people on the internet quite often.
Let me tell you from a family members perspective, I almost literally HATE her. It breaks my heart to say that but it's the truth.
These last two weeks alone she has had three broken ribs, a broken wrist (broken for the 12th time no less!), pneumonia, upper respiratory infection, double ear infection, two ulcers, a hernia and now a blood infection!
It would make me happy to see someone take her away in a straight jacket and keep her until they fix her! What causes a person to do these things? And how can it be fixed?!
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