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I make myself sick o.d. on pills, drink cleaner, and fake symptoms to stay in hospitals for attention. i want help, but scared. whats wrong with me?
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Munchausen Syndrome: It sounds like you have a classic case of munchausen syndrome, also know as hospital addiction syndrome, which is a factitious psychiatric disorder in which the patient feigns or intentionally causes illness in order to draw sympathy or attention to themselves. Please seek psychiatric care, because the means you are taking to become hospitalized can cause serious and permanent harm to your health.
Answered 5/22/2013
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