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The Truth and the Lies about Munchausen by Proxy

by munchausen_y1qjhr | Mar 27, 2024 | Uncategorized

From the time we are little, society tells us that our mother, father and other family members are our “family.” No ifs, ands or buts about it. We are constantly told by society that the woman who gave birth to us is automatically our “mother”...

A woman describes recurrent poisoning, relating it to MBP

by munchausen_y1qjhr | Oct 18, 2022 | Personal Narrative

“The beginning of the nightmare began when I was just 18 yrs old, a Senior in High School, and dating my future husband. My relationship with my boyfriend, at the time, was pure and innocent, and he invited me to his family member’s church, where his...

Advice for Therapists From a Medical Child Abuse Survivor

by munchausen_y1qjhr | May 5, 2021 | Personal Narrative

To well-meaning therapists, I was a victim of severe medical child abuse, but it has taken me over 20 years to even start to feel anger at my abuser (my mother). Obviously there are a lot of complexities to this kind of abuse and her being my mum, and also her being...

Thoughts from a Munchausen by Proxy survivor

by munchausen_y1qjhr | Jan 25, 2021 | Personal Narrative

I was raised by a mother with Munchausen’s, MBP, and narcissistic personality disorder. As an infant, she claimed I needed penicillin for “months” until I got anaphylaxis. Throughout my childhood, she had me at the pediatrician nonstop for pneumonia, and would force...

A podcast with Dr. Feldman about Munchausen by Internet on Mental Health News Radio

by munchausen_y1qjhr | Jun 4, 2020 | Munchausen by Internet

Kristin and Dr. Feldman discuss MBI (Munchausen by Internet) including 2 cases shared on this podcast. Listen to Podcast Here!
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