**Disclaimer and TL;DR:** it's hard to say. I think it's both that I do have...

issues but significantly exaggerate them out of this obsessive and addictive desire to be emotionally cared for by mental health professionals. This is a long and detailed confession, but that's the basic story. **Factitious disorder (previously Munchausen Syndrome)** **is** basically where someone feigns or exaggerates an illness (physical or psychological) in order to fulfill deep desires for care, sympathy, and attention. The person is aware that they are faking/exaggerating symptoms but is often unaware of why. **This is different than Munchausen by proxy,** in which a person fakes an illness in someone under their care, often a child, for emotional satisfaction...

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