Community Munchausen's by Internet (Malingerers, Munchies, Spoonies, etc) - Feigning Illnesses for Attention

[Zemblan Physics]

Have I stumbled across the rare male munchie?
The holy trinity of EDS, POTS, and MCAS plus “ambulatory wheelchair user” and being an autist feels like a neon red flag

Could it be a pooner? The trifecta is so uniquely female that I find it hard to believe it’s a male.

The Adam’s apple is virtually non-existent and the wrist is dainty. Not convinced this is a T&H male, but who knows these days, amirite?

 

[Plantation Barbie]

So their health is "rapidly declining" yet they're still maintaining their same weight? Checks out.

They also claim to have Ehlers Danlos, yet they show none of the outward symptoms. No skin discoloration, no stretchy skin, no hyper flexible joints, nothing. Now they could have a less severe form of the disorder, but I doubt since their complexion appears perfectly normal in both those photos.

I'm also calling pooner. In a slideshow they show off an electric heating pad. Even if a born and raised man suffered from a condition that required him to use such a product, he would never publicly admit it because it's commonly used for menstrual cramps. In that same slideshow they also claim that a product is great for "hot flashes." No man would ever use this phrase because it's emasculating and embarrassing.

 

[MirnaMinkoff]

would rather toil under my corporate overlords for the next 30 years than be beholden to the whims of advertisers or 22 year olds who spend too much time on social media and can't accept that not everyone holds the same opinion as them on everything. I do not like attention in general and I am really only comfortable here because the parasocial shit is kept to a minimum.

This is why KFS is top notch - her fascination with bizarre munchie sagas is pure passionate fascination plus being a talented, dogged, organized researcher. We are just lucky she shares it with us. Topics like these are more enjoyable when you have a small group to discuss it with with no language policing, spoon feeding or careful phrasing required. (As someone who has worked fields where every sentence has to be carefully composed to avoid any possible offense or misinterpretation being able to write unfiltered is like tall glass of cold water on a scorching day.)

The minute people with such interests/passions use them to make money or grow an audience the quality almost immediately goes into the sewer. Creating content for TikTok or twitch streaming is appealing to an audience of shit flinging monkeys constitutionally unable to focus, read in-depth about subjects or think critically. It’s all for instant opinion, knee jerk reactions and entertainment which is why these platforms work so well for the munchies and other assorted vain retards and grifters.

However, munchies and the people who inhabit their online spheres are filled with genuinely crazy people with too much time on their hands, nothing to lose and an insatiable need for drama. These are the type of unhinged loons that will call your brother’s boss and tell them he molested toddlers just because you pointed out the obvious BS they peddle online. These are the types of psychotic pigs that live for trying to pull people into mud with them. You don’t ever want to attract these shit flinging monkeys into your life. Unless there are documented criminal convictions for fraud no corporate platform will allow much questioning of medical fraud and false health claims. HIPAA is a godsend to medical fraudsters and munchies when it comes to public or media scrutiny.

While I think TikTok and streaming for KFS is a terrible idea, compiling the posts or profiles into an e-book is another matter. She also wouldn’t have to worry about too many shit flinging munchies noticing because a few paragraph of text with no moving pictures, or react buttons, is like kryptonite to them. It would be akin to online samizdat and tend to reach appreciative niche audiences

 

[Dead Wife]

Speaking of the elusive male munchies, has anyone encountered Ren, a rapper/singer from Wales? He’s a sickly looking thing and has the Lyme, CFS, autoimmune and gut issues that so many of our munchies have.

Being way too complex for the NHS or something he’s receiving some sort of ‘$pecialist care’ in Canada. He named his debut album Sick Boi. I’m not saying he hasn’t been unwell but it seems like he’s had very real depression and maybe the internet has provided him with ‘reasons’ for the physical symptoms?

Daily Mail link - they have the best tragique sickbed pictures, lol. Sickness back story

 

[MirnaMinkoff]

Speaking of the elusive male munchies, has anyone encountered Ren, a rapper/singer from Wales? He’s a sickly looking thing and has the Lyme, CFS, autoimmune and gut issues that so many of our munchies have.

Being way too complex for the NHS or something he’s receiving some sort of ‘$pecialist care’ in Canada. He named his debut album Sick Boi. I’m not saying he hasn’t been unwell but it seems like he’s had very real depression and maybe the internet has provided him with ‘reasons’ for the physical symptoms?

Daily Mail link - they have the best tragique sickbed pictures, lol. Sickness back story

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The guy didn’t cope well when his dreams of being teen idol didn’t pan out. He got depressed wanted to avoid dreaded non-famous adulthood. Why even get out of bed in the morning if there’s not an adoring audience in the offing. Majorly depressing. He may not be Justin Beiber but he can be the sickest sick boi in the world!

Sort of reminds me of how girls who realize they won’t be a prima ballerina or elite ice skater dive into full-time muching.

I’d love to know what kind of fan mail sick boi gets. I doubt munchie girls would take any interest, they hate competition for sympathy and attention. The typical girls that might be interested would be easily drawn to K-pop stars and less needy boys. Sick boi needs a mommy, most girls under 25 aren’t interested in playing mom or caretaker to an adult man.

 

[SaidTheSpider]

Speaking of the elusive male munchies, has anyone encountered Ren, a rapper/singer from Wales? He’s a sickly looking thing and has the Lyme, CFS, autoimmune and gut issues that so many of our munchies have.

Huh, as it happens I have heard of Ren, via a sudoku pack made to commemorate the release of his album, which Cracking the Cryptic did a few solves from. Small world.
I don't think he actually has any involvement with the people who made the puzzles, but I guess that's the fandom this behavior gets you. Until checking the descriptions just now, I'd assumed this man was a sudoku setter so pathetic that he was attention whoring about depression to draw any attention to his puzzles.

Sick boi needs a mommy, most girls under 25 aren’t interested in playing mom or caretaker to an adult man.

Yes, exactly. He's shouting "waahhh, mommy, I have a (mental) booboo!!! " but to the whole nation. He's pooped his (mental) diaper and wants the entire world to cheer him on as he lays on the changing table.

Spoiler: A sudoku solver reacts to Ren's song

The sudoku pack, on google drive.

 

[MirnaMinkoff]

Huh, as it happens I have heard of Ren, via a sudoku pack made to commemorate the release of his album, which Cracking the Cryptic did a few solves from. Small world.
I don't think he actually has any involvement with the people who made the puzzles, but I guess that's the fandom this behavior gets you. Until checking the descriptions just now, I'd assumed this man was a sudoku setter so pathetic that he was attention whoring about depression to draw any attention to his puzzles.

Ren is using pity to try and get anyone to promote his “musical genius” and “sickness robbed him of Sony superstardom” schtick.

He hasn’t realized pity farming doesn’t work for music promotion. Ask Russell Greer.

Maybe he can convince some desperate brand to push him down the runway in some blinged out scrubs to demonstrate their commitment to including sick bois in their marketing. (Lol, no, he needs to troon out to milk that sector.)

 

[Greedy Fly]

I doubt munchie girls would take any interest, they hate competition for sympathy and attention.

I could see it scratching the same itch that The Fault in Our Stars does for them, but only if it were sold to them as a fantasy (like kpop idols), not someone they would ever interact with in real life.

 

[Potatis Salad]

Browsing Ebay for secondhand Boat and Totes just now and stumbled on this, anyone need a last-minute gift idea for their favorite zebra warrior?

 

[GibMoneyPls]

Huh, as it happens I have heard of Ren, via a sudoku pack made to commemorate the release of his album, which Cracking the Cryptic did a few solves from. Small world.
I don't think he actually has any involvement with the people who made the puzzles, but I guess that's the fandom this behavior gets you. Until checking the descriptions just now, I'd assumed this man was a sudoku setter so pathetic that he was attention whoring about depression to draw any attention to his puzzles.


Yes, exactly. He's shouting "waahhh, mommy, I have a (mental) booboo!!! " but to the whole nation. He's pooped his (mental) diaper and wants the entire world to cheer him on as he lays on the changing table.

Spoiler: A sudoku solver reacts to Ren's song

The sudoku pack, on google drive.

Wow! Cracking the Cryptic on the farms? Fuck yeah, dude!

I stumbled on that Ren guy at few months ago on a YT short. You should check out the comment sections on his videos for some real gems. Tons of girls spilling their hearts out trying to one-up each other with their illnesses, saying how he has inspired them to FIGHT AND RECOVER!! Or how some song is EXAcTylY LIkE My lIFe!!!

 

[GooseDisrupt]

I didn't realise ren was a munchie.. I have really been enjoying his music tbh. That's a shame.

 

[Sean Shemmy]

How did he get PTSD from Lyme disease? Am I reading this wrong?

 

[Eventide]

and has the Lyme, CFS, autoimmune and gut issues that so many of our munchies have.

Wait, Lyme exists in the UK?

I’d love to know what kind of fan mail sick boi gets. I doubt munchie girls would take any interest, they hate competition for sympathy and attention. The typical girls that might be interested would be easily drawn to K-pop stars and less needy boys. Sick boi needs a mommy, most girls under 25 aren’t interested in playing mom or caretaker to an adult man.

I bet the genre of BPD chicks who write love letters to male prisoners, would probably be the same demographic interested in sick bois. They just need a guy who stays in one place (whether due to being in prison, on parole, or house arrest) that they can eternally attempt to "fix".

 

[large_farva]

Found a long covid bedbound munchie
She claims me/cfs and eds.
She claims that even a visit from someone more than 5-10 minutes will cause her "severe symptoms" in the days to follow.
She can't get out of bed because she will experience loss of sleep (she regularly sleeps 11+ hours a night) and sweating, tinnitus, noise sensitivity, a "whole system shutdown" because of the insomnia, unable to talk, move her arms, unable to feed herself, not able to turn over in bed. If people kept getting her out of bed, she would be on a feeding tube in a month and could die.

Spoiler: All videos and screenshots

 

[Jupiter Doughnuts]

I've been following some stuff on global public health from Munchie idols John and Hank Green and find it hilarious how their comments are just absolutely filled with munchies one upping each other over the trifecta.

For those who don't know, John and Hank Green are YA Novelists/longtime Youtube stars who have vlogged/tweeted through T&H health issues. John Green has legit OCD and Hank Green has Ulcerative Colitis/had a very public bout of Hodgkins Lymphoma last year. John is notably the author of YA sick fic The Fault in Our Stars. I have no reason to think that either of them is lying or exaggerating about any illnesses and they're workaholics.

They've been on a big public health philanthropy kick about tuberculosis in the third world and maternal mortality in Sierra Leone, and their mentions are just absolutely filled with munchies that they ignore completely. It's pretty funny to watch and there's the somewhat understated thing that they know it's all bullshit. It's so funny how I constantly see munchies talk about them/their work, yet they never interact with any "sick" fans.

Here John posts a link to a Youtube channel of a teen boy from Sierra Leone who nearly died from drug resistant Tuberculosis. In his mentions are munchies who somehow think this is extremely relatable. link to post

 

[Oracular Slug]

How did he get PTSD from Lyme disease?

Getting seriously ill from a damn near microscopic parasitic arachnid.

Wait, Lyme exists in the UK?

Sorry.

Edit: this is the distribution of the ticks themselves NOT confirmed cases. I couldn't find as much there, but it looks like most of Europe has at least occasional cases.

 

[Pedophobe]

Found a long covid bedbound munchie
She claims me/cfs and eds.

Okay now this is the long sought fabled male munchie.

Very well groomed for someone who hasn't left their bed in three years.

 

[a hapless toad]

Found a long covid bedbound munchie
She claims me/cfs and eds.
She claims that even a visit from someone more than 5-10 minutes will cause her "severe symptoms" in the days to follow.

@Pedophobe is right, this is a troon.

 

[House of Carrots]

Found a long covid bedbound munchie
She claims me/cfs and eds.
She claims that even a visit from someone more than 5-10 minutes will cause her "severe symptoms" in the days to follow.
She can't get out of bed because she will experience loss of sleep (she regularly sleeps 11+ hours a night) and sweating, tinnitus, noise sensitivity, a "whole system shutdown" because of the insomnia, unable to talk, move her arms, unable to feed herself, not able to turn over in bed. If people kept getting her out of bed, she would be on a feeding tube in a month and could die.

The "bedbound" ones make me irrationally angry. Making that your whole identity is so dumb and bad for ones long term health.

And of course this girl is excited to try IVIG next. Let me guess, she will absolutely need this expensive treatment forever, but it will not actually change anything. The parents of this person are never going to have an empty nest.

 

[House of Carrots]

Spoiler: A sudoku solver reacts to Ren's song

The sudoku pack, on google drive.

This video is so hillarious. Thank you for sharing!

Sickboi Ren: wails and sputters
Reaction guy: "Absolutely mesmorizing" "This is a modern day Bohemian Rhapsody"