Probably both, he is a little hypochondriac bitch who makes every small thing seem like he had just escaped death but he also wants those pitybux. Remember when he had a tiny cut on his thumb and he bitched about it like he lost an entire arm to a detractor zweihänder? Remember one night when he had night chills and cold sweats and described how he was hallucinating shadows on the wall and shit? He probably had gin-induced sleep paralysis (or is going through menopause, pick whichever you think fits better) but he made it seem like he almost died and even described it as the worst night of his life.