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FND or Munchausen

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Emptynester123 · 29/07/2024 16:02

Sister lives abroad for past 40 years. I’ve been over to visit a handful of times. I’m married with children. She’s was married for decades but didn’t want children. During the last 10 years she’s developed FND and I’ve been her support via phone and text. She’s on a lot of meds and has so many illnesses. I’m not sure if real or not. I’ve tried to help her through recent divorce etc. She’s made little effort in helping herself or making any life changes. Spends most of the time at the doctor having tests for one thing or another. Family say I’m enabling her, making her worse. She has recently blamed her recent ‘stroke’ on my other sister following an argument they had over the phone. I’m mentally tapped out. It’s affecting my health badly trying to support her. Also affects my relationships at home with my family as I spend so much time texting her or worrying about her. I want to walk away, but worried she will get much much worse.

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SummerCocktail · 29/07/2024 18:12

Sorry to hear this about your sister. I can imagine it’s difficult for you to listen to all of this, but clearly your sister has a great deal going on. I can only suggest setting boundaries as you can’t let this overspill into your own life as much as it does currently. You have your own life to live to.

HermioneMedal · 30/07/2024 16:23

I have a close friend who was recently diagnosed with FND but for various reasons I suspect munchausens. It's exhausting- it all sounds so far fetched and sometimes just insane and it's hard to be calm and kind throughout. So I feel you. You need boundaries, decide what they are and stick to them.

Spanglishmummy3 · 25/02/2025 14:29

HermioneMedal · 30/07/2024 16:23

I have a close friend who was recently diagnosed with FND but for various reasons I suspect munchausens. It's exhausting- it all sounds so far fetched and sometimes just insane and it's hard to be calm and kind throughout. So I feel you. You need boundaries, decide what they are and stick to them.

How very cruel. FND is a very real disorder, I've suffered seizures, loss of mobility, pain and more with this terrible condition.
Came out of absolutely nowhere!
Your 'friend' deserves better. Thank god I have supportive friends who would never post about me like this!

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