Is this the same thing as Munchausens by proxy?!
Question: Is this the same thing as Munchausens by proxy.?
Okay so Im familiar with the term Munchhausen's syndrome , where a person will make themselves or someone else sick in order to get attention, sympathy, etc.
My question is, what if someone genuinely thinks there's always something wrong with their child - maybe b/c of their gut feelings/motherly instincts whatever reason they always think their child has some incurable disease, ailment, condition.
Like if everyone says you're child is 100% okay & you just "feel" like no somethings is not right with them & you ARE NOT trying to make them sick in anyway, you just have this feeling, is this also classified under Munchhausen's
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Sounds more like hyperchondria....if they are indeed NOT trying to make them sick....Health Question & Answer
No, that's not Munchausen's. Lacking any type of medical substantiation, those type of feelings and behavior patterns fall somewhere between simple anxiety, at it's mildest form, and possibly escalating to paranoia, at it's most severe.
However, don't underestimate a parent's intuition in matters like this. Take the child to a doctor as often as necessary to clear your conscience.Health Question & Answer
However, don't underestimate a parent's intuition in matters like this. Take the child to a doctor as often as necessary to clear your conscience.Health Question & Answer
MUNCHHAUSEN BY PROXY (MBP)--The primary purpose of this behavior is to gain some form of internal gratification, such as attention, for the perpetrator.
Since that is NOT the case for the example your giving and they truly feel something is wrong with the child i would say no. Health Question & Answer
Since that is NOT the case for the example your giving and they truly feel something is wrong with the child i would say no. Health Question & Answer
As a general rule, I would say no. Just having a "gut" feeling with no substantial medical backup is just that, a feeling...sometimes it is considered hypochondria, when either you or someone you are caring for believes there is a medical problem when there's not. Health Question & Answer
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No Munchausens is an attention seeking illness that they know they are well and cause symptoms. That would be more like hypocondria
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thats really horriable and mean for someone to make them self or others sick for attention ! being sick all the time is not the life. there is rare conditions and even never disconvered before conditions that people can have, also low immune systems...so people can be sick forever and not try to be sick and be trying to get better and just cant. but if someone walks around with a cold and purposely touches everything and breaths all over the places in grocery stores and at the restruaunt job, thats VERY MEAN ! being sick all the time doesnt feel good, i never heard of anyone makeing them selfs sick and others sick for attention or met anyone like that, but i beleive it can be possible, but more rare than really being sick. if the child says its sick, then the mom needs to take it to the doctor! the mom can ask for symptoms to see. the doctor will know for sure whats wrong. symptoms are what will keep you from school, if u dont have sympotoms, then u can still pass air born viruses and bacterias.Health Question & Answer