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  2. A Therapist Explains Why a Narcissist Will Fake Being Sick - AOL

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    In this specific instance, after being told by his wife that if he left she would stay, the narcissistic husband threw up at a party, and made the wife look like a neglectful partner.

  3. Factitious disorder - Wikipedia

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    What causes factitious disorder is not well understood, however there is a handful of possible motives that drive this pattern of behavior. Individuals may experience a heightened thrill from medical procedures, a desire for attention and care, or feelings of control or accomplishment when deceiving medical professionals. [3]

  4. Factitious disorder imposed on self - Wikipedia

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    Factitious disorder imposed on self (FDIS), sometimes referred to as Munchausen syndrome, is a complex mental disorder where individuals play the role of a sick patient to receive some form of psychological validation, such as attention, sympathy, or physical care. [2]

  5. Truman Show delusion - Wikipedia

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    This man soon learns that his life is being constantly broadcast to TV watchers worldwide. [4] In 1941, science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein had written They , a story about a man surrounded by persons whose job is to convince him that he is insane rather than one of the few genuine people in his world.

  6. How to hit on someone in real life – without being a creep

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    Get it right, however, and you could wind up finding the love of your life. In short: the stakes are high. This brings me to the first tip for hitting on someone: read the room.

  7. Netflix's 'Hit Man' is inspired by a real story about a fake ...

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    The two tell TODAY.com that they took some creative liberties with the script, but “Hit Man” is inspired by a true story of an undercover hit man. Read on to learn more about the life of the ...

  8. Factitious disorder imposed on another - Wikipedia

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    Factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), also known as fabricated or induced illness by carers (FII) and first named as Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP) after Munchausen syndrome, is a mental health disorder in which a caregiver creates the appearance of health problems in another person – typically their child, and sometimes (rarely) when an adult falsely simulates an illness or ...

  9. Clinical lycanthropy - Wikipedia

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    Affected individuals believe that they are in the process of transforming into an animal, or have already transformed into an animal. Clinical Lycanthropy has been associated with the altered states of mind that accompany psychosis, the mental state that typically involves delusions and hallucinations, with the transformation only seeming to happen in the mind and behavior of the affected person.