A friend of mine has had mystery illnesses since we were at school together. They are always life threatening (even though she is always the picture of health and quite active). They eventually go away 'with the help of drugs'. She (now 39 at married with no kids) claims to have cancer. It started with a benign cyst on her ovaries but the 'tail' of the cyst was cancerous. She claims to have monthly cycles of chemo which she has on Friday so she can be back at work on a Monday. She has lost her hair once but it was obviously shaved and not shed. I humour her and try not to dwell on encouraging conversation (I tell her I'm not good with 'illness' which is true) but I do wonder what the best course of action is. I have no interest in catching her out to expose her as a liar but I do feel slightly wierd about it all.
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Advice on dealing with a friend I suspect has Münchausen syndrome
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Fairynufff · 05/02/2009 10:28
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