My oldest brother has Diabetes. I know he does because I've seen him take the insuline shots several times; however, he has always been a drama queen and has been extremely needy for attention his entire life. It seems that he has done everything to aggravate his diabetes (poor diet, smoking, drinking, etc.) From the first day that he found out he had diabetes, he talked about it constantly, to the point that it drove everyone around him crazy. Now that he is sicker from the disease, he continues to use everything he can to get attention, to the point that it appears he is faking certain symptoms. He continues to smoke heavely, eat all of the wrong foods, and drinks alchohol (not excessively, but he shouldn't drink it at all). And when we don't acknowledge him, he becomes angry and pouts. When his daughter comes to visit from out of town, he asks everyone over so they can visit with her while she's here, but he goes into his room and lays down and expects everyone to gather around his bed like it's a hospital visit, then gets angry if we don't. Like I said, he has always been extremely needy for attention his entire life and the whole family has ALWAYS tried to avoid being alone with him because he corners you and talks about himself, whether it be his diabetes, or showing you every item in his house that he's bought and telling you how much he paid for it, or is extremely dramatic on every subject. I know he has diabetes, but I think he is actually thrilled to have it, and has even aggravated his condition to get attention. I have read some things about Munchausen Syndrome and wonder if this a what he has? I.e., the person either fakes an illness or is actually sick but fakes the severity of their illness OR contributes to its severity?
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My oldest brother has Diabetes. I know he does because I've seen him take the insuline shots several times; however, he has always been a drama queen and has been extremely needy for attention his entire life. It seems that he has done everything to aggravate his diabetes (poor diet, smoking, drinking, etc.) From the first day that he found out he had diabetes, he talked about it constantly, to the point that it drove everyone around him crazy. Now that he is sicker from the disease, he continues to use everything he can to get attention, to the point that it appears he is faking certain symptoms. He continues to smoke heavely, eat all of the wrong foods, and drinks alchohol (not excessively, but he shouldn't drink it at all). And when we don't acknowledge him, he becomes angry and pouts. When his daughter comes to visit from out of town, he asks everyone over so they can visit with her while she's here, but he goes into his room and lays down and expects everyone to gather around his bed like it's a hospital visit, then gets angry if we don't. Like I said, he has always been extremely needy for attention his entire life and the whole family has ALWAYS tried to avoid being alone with him because he corners you and talks about himself, whether it be his diabetes, or showing you every item in his house that he's bought and telling you how much he paid for it, or is extremely dramatic on every subject. I know he has diabetes, but I think he is actually thrilled to have it, and has even aggravated his condition to get attention. I have read some things about Munchausen Syndrome and wonder if this a what he has? I.e., the person either fakes an illness or is actually sick but fakes the severity of their illness OR contributes to its severity?
December 25, 2010 - 12:03pmThis Comment
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