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

[Munchie_Minder]

"I'll be working with PhD students at the University of Kent to help reconceptulise the 'Autistic Spectrum' and present an alternate model"

finally, somebody is taking on this task

Aka “Autism Is Anything the Former Semi-Pro Photographer With a Kid on the Spectrum Says It Is”. God, does the university of Kent know it is being snowed?

 

[AirdropShitposts]

maybe they're actually studying her like this:

 

[Carnavoyeur]

This is brilliant. I can't stop laughing at 'my coworkers convinced me it was time to shower' HOW EMBARRASSING! Her poor coworkers having to work with this smelly cow and how awkward having to actually say it to her.

Man, if you're fucking greasy and smelly enough that your coworkers actually mention it to your face instead of whispering to each other about it, it's bad. People will tolerate that shit for months while going "Who should tell them? Should I tell them? How do I tell them? Are they going to be offended? Should I tell a supervisor? Should I go to HR?"

I also like how she can lay around in bed with a heated blanket but can't bathe because the heat might affect her. My guess is that if she's actually having any of these "symptoms" it's mostly from being a fat, lazy piece of shit, and possibly from depression which it appears she has a diagnosis for (she mentioned a psychiatrist in some of her posts as well). It sounds like she has an anxiety disorder, but thinks it's POTS. And she started taking Seroquel and still couldn't sleep? That shit is supposed to knock you out.

 

[fweeper]

Re: SJ using Freckles as a mobility dog/aid- I hope that Freckles received a proper evaluation to ensure she is a good choice as a mobility dog- ie radiographs of hips and elbows for evaluation for dysplasia that could lead to osteoarthritis in a non service dog, and will probably be exacerbated in a dog that loads more weight onto its joints than it should. Unfortunately, I am extremely doubtful this is the case. Poor pup. She clearly doesn't look like a dog that wants to please, but just wants to be a dog.

 

[Cold Waffle]

Buckle up. It's quite the snoozefest.

1. Has been vegan 3 years, vegetarian 17 years.
2. All grandparents died before she was born.
3. Doesn't believe in combining black and brown in one outfit.
4. Hates wood.
5. Has 4 walk-in size closets worth of clothing.
6. Hates sneakers. Only converse.
7. Likes combat boots.
8. Hates jeans. Liked them more before she gained weight. Probably because they don't fit her anymore.
9. Doesn't eat candy much.
10. Likes salt more. Lolz POTS.
11. Has lots of heels. Doesn't wear them a lot.
12. Obsessed with pigs.
13. Blunt person. Could be because she's autistic. Or maybe from being from NY.
14. Autistic.
15. Loves curry.
16. Has done makeup professionally for 15 years. Published in "several magazines." Billboards in FL. Commercials, film. Worked for HSN.
17. Best friend is her mom. They don't speak a lot, but used to talk four times a day.
18. Hates fake nails. They're absolutely ugly. "That's just my bluntness."
19. Gay. Likes dem ladies.
20. Loves long hair. For her ladies, but also friends. When friends cut their hair, she goes

 

[dopedodo]

June 14th. Can't get IV fluids any more because Stanford says that evidence doesn't support it. This makes her depression worse.

This is the main difference between treatment for POTS in North America and here in Europe (no idea on Australia/NZ). The doc told me it's an emergency treatment not a preventative treatment, and there is no evidence that regular infusions benefit patients to control daily symptoms any more than drinking that liter of water. But obviously if you feel unwell due to POTS an emergency infusion will make you feel better.

On another note, wow is it refreshing to see a diagnosis/treatment chaser both get refused what they're after and actually say so instead of lying about it.

yeah two blown pupils would indicate like end of fucking life head trauma! and this twat is fine ten mins later? and no wonder she had sepsis with all those lines . you know there will be a time when she will really need a good vein and they'll be all blown, necrosed to be used smh

And then she'll experience the joys of her tibia being drilled into!

At the time going by the maiden name Dunn rather than Harvey (her husband Liam’s second name: they are recently separated, he has some type of muscular dystrophy(?)).

She's said he has a kind of muscular dystrophy. So I'm taking it with a pinch of salt until proven.
Do you have the "Wading Through Treacle" link by any chance?

 

[Aloysius Snuffleupagus]

She's said he has a kind of muscular dystrophy. So I'm taking it with a pinch of salt until proven.

Yes. I wondered if her trying to get him to join her in the fakery contributed to the split, although he seemed happy to play along before. Artistic differences perhaps.

Do you have the "Wading Through Treacle" link by any chance?

It was posted earlier alongside Fiona O’Learys blog:

https://blog.worldapart.org/cyber-lynching/

https://fionaolearyblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/agony-autie-remove-video-slandering-me-now/

 

[Ellesse_warrior]

Man, if you're fucking greasy and smelly enough that your coworkers actually mention it to your face instead of whispering to each other about it, it's bad. People will tolerate that shit for months while going "Who should tell them? Should I tell them? How do I tell them? Are they going to be offended? Should I tell a supervisor? Should I go to HR?"

I also like how she can lay around in bed with a heated blanket but can't bathe because the heat might affect her. My guess is that if she's actually having any of these "symptoms" it's mostly from being a fat, lazy piece of shit, and possibly from depression which it appears she has a diagnosis for (she mentioned a psychiatrist in some of her posts as well). It sounds like she has an anxiety disorder, but thinks it's POTS. And she started taking Seroquel and still couldn't sleep? That shit is supposed to knock you out.

I know someone who has to take seroquel for bipolar and although she has to take it at night because it makes you tired, it doesn't actually knock her out. She's often stayed up all night, for example if an emergency happened or she was travelling and her sleep schedule was messed up. In saying that though, having been around her at times she's done this it's like bipolar X10, not at all pleasant to be around.

 

[c6h1206]

When she ditches the glasses and puts some makeup on, she's actually fairly pretty. Those glasses are awful on her.

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her glasses are just awful. I feel like you would have to make a special effort to even find frames that ugly. also, to be fair she does seem to post a lot of unflattering pictures of herself.
I am not sure she lists POTS and fatigue as two diagnoses in her Instagram description. Yet she omits other diagnoses that she mentions having elsewhere. But she speaks of fatigue as a diagnosis rather than a symptom. She also speaks of her doctor wanting to find her topical gabapentin. I don't think a doctor would ever claim to be looking into topical gabapentin. I think she may just be misguided, not deceptive.

 

[suck my pickle]

I have a newbie to introduce. Everybody, meet Chronically_ash.

amazing - mary frey's comment section is a fantastic munchie hunting ground

Buckle up. It's quite the snoozefest.

god I can't bear to watch her videos even sped up - props to getting through and capping them!

 

[iluvmylife]

Buckle up. It's quite the snoozefest.

1. Has been vegan 3 years, vegetarian 17 years.
2. All grandparents died before she was born.
3. Doesn't believe in combining black and brown in one outfit.
4. Hates wood.
5. Has 4 walk-in size closets worth of clothing.
6. Hates sneakers. Only converse.
7. Likes combat boots.
8. Hates jeans. Liked them more before she gained weight. Probably because they don't fit her anymore.
9. Doesn't eat candy much.
10. Likes salt more. Lolz POTS.
11. Has lots of heels. Doesn't wear them a lot.
12. Obsessed with pigs.
13. Blunt person. Could be because she's autistic. Or maybe from being from NY.
14. Autistic.
15. Loves curry.
16. Has done makeup professionally for 15 years. Published in "several magazines." Billboards in FL. Commercials, film. Worked for HSN.
17. Best friend is her mom. They don't speak a lot, but used to talk four times a day.
18. Hates fake nails. They're absolutely ugly. "That's just my bluntness."
19. Gay. Likes dem ladies.
20. Loves long hair. For her ladies, but also friends. When friends cut their hair, she goes

I cracked up when she said at the end how difficult a task it was for her to come up with 25 things....Sarah-Jean, no more difficult than having to watch it. Trust me on this one.

 

[Sooper Speshul Southerner]

She also speaks of her doctor wanting to find her topical gabapentin. I don't think a doctor would ever claim to be looking into topical gabapentin. I think she may just be misguided, not deceptive.

Devil's advocate here...gabapentin can actually be made topically. But it would be a compounded cream made at a specialty compounding pharmacy, and is very expensive and not covered by insurance. It would only be used in cases of localized pain, for example at a surgical site where nerve damage occurred. It can't be spread over large areas of the body. I don't see her claiming localized pain in a specific body part. These types of topical medications are also typically only tried after failing to tolerate multiple medications (mainly due to the difficulty in making them and the expense).

 

[eternal dog mongler]

Devil's advocate here...gabapentin can actually be made topically. But it would be a compounded cream made at a specialty compounding pharmacy, and is very expensive and not covered by insurance. It would only be used in cases of localized pain, for example at a surgical site where nerve damage occurred. It can't be spread over large areas of the body. I don't see her claiming localized pain in a specific body part. These types of topical medications are also typically only tried after failing to tolerate multiple medications (mainly due to the difficulty in making them and the expense).

Yeah, you would get it from a compounding pharmacy.

Some doctors work exclusively with compounding pharmacies because of kickbacks and the fact that the pharmacies exist in a legal gray area with the FDA. They do weird shit. Want ketamine + lidocaine + gabapentin + baclofen + DMSO in a cream? Sure, sounds like you could eat it and visit Pimp C in heaven but whatever.

So I would not be particularly surprised if her doctor was actually recommending it to her. Munchies tend to gravitate towards doctors who are very skilled at "helping" them. See: munchies getting treated for chronic lyme by lyme-aware doctors, which does not exist in the way that it is described by these doctors and the treatment is actually detrimental to overall health.

 

[Cold Waffle]

"Thanks dad for taking photos of me sleeping lol"
Lying is bad, Sarah-Jean. Get off the floor, put away your tripod, and take your dogs for a walk.


Not pictured: Her hashtag dump, including greatest hits such as #restlesslegsyndrome and #servicedoghandler.

 

[Cryptozoology]

"Thanks dad for taking photos of me sleeping lol"
Lying is bad, Sarah-Jean. Get off the floor, put away your tripod, and take your dogs for a walk.
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Not pictured: Her hashtag dump, including greatest hits such as #restlesslegsyndrome and #servicedoghandler.

Shaky. Soooo shaky. But not so shaky that it affects her spelling or hashtags at all.

After all, we can't have munchies falling down in the living room without anyone being around to hear it.

 

[c6h1206]

Yeah, you would get it from a compounding pharmacy.

Some doctors work exclusively with compounding pharmacies because of kickbacks and the fact that the pharmacies exist in a legal gray area with the FDA. They do weird shit. Want ketamine + lidocaine + gabapentin + baclofen + DMSO in a cream? Sure, sounds like you could eat it and visit Pimp C in heaven but whatever.

So I would not be particularly surprised if her doctor was actually recommending it to her. Munchies tend to gravitate towards doctors who are very skilled at "helping" them. See: munchies getting treated for chronic lyme by lyme-aware doctors, which does not exist in the way that it is described by these doctors and the treatment is actually detrimental to overall health.

I came across that regarding compounds with ketamine and Neurontin and the first thing I thought was what a huge potential for misuse that would have. I never even bothered googling topical gabapentin. It sounds like it would not do a whole lot to me. Feels like the doctor has concerns she about the number of meds she is on. I feel like Lyrica, or gabapentin are given with very little hesitation. I think she is probably on a lot of psychotropic meds and is less open about that then she is about other things.

 

[dopedodo]

"Thanks dad for taking photos of me sleeping lol"
Lying is bad, Sarah-Jean. Get off the floor, put away your tripod, and take your dogs for a walk.
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Not pictured: Her hashtag dump, including greatest hits such as #restlesslegsyndrome and #servicedoghandler.

This is fun! High BP had her "on the floor"? Nope. Hypertension is a "silent killer", people walk around with it for years without knowing because it is nowhere near as debilitating as low blood pressure. If anything she'd be red in the face, maybe experiencing unexplained nosebleeds, but only if it was past a certain point of hypertension.


And here's a screenshot from someone on IG I've been mulling over for a while. They have terminal everything. This post kicked me over the edge. Apparently they had WLS in Mexico (wow what a smart idea!) but it caused medical issues including daily pain, activated a mitochondrial disorder, wiped out their immune system and oh they also have EDS (duh) and chronic Lyme (double duh). They obviously have a GoFundMe for a staggering $36,000 to get a stem cell transplant which will do literally nothing for their "late stage chronic neurological lyme disease" . The GFM also states that their Lyme caused the Mitochondrial Disorder in contradiction to their "WLS is bad!" sperg.

Oh, and they're back to being over 270lbs despite the fact that it's apparently agonising to eat anything since the surgery.

IG here: https://www.instagram.com/leeeeeland/



They're sporadically milky, but I've condensed the best of it here. Go big or go home, munchies!

 

[Sooper Speshul Southerner]

Want ketamine + lidocaine + gabapentin + baclofen + DMSO in a cream? Sure, sounds like you could eat it and visit Pimp C in heaven but whatever.

I came across that regarding compounds with ketamine and Neurontin and the first thing I thought was what a huge potential for misuse that would have. I never even bothered googling topical gabapentin. It sounds like it would not do a whole lot to me. Feels like the doctor has concerns she about the number of meds she is on. I feel like Lyrica, or gabapentin are given with very little hesitation. I think she is probably on a lot of psychotropic meds and is less open about that then she is about other things.

Meh, the potential for misuse with compounded medications is relatively low. Because compounded medications are absorbed directly through the skin, the actual medication in it is a much, much lower dose than you'd find in an oral or liquid medication. The dose is so low that the chance of getting high off it if you eat it is pretty slim. You'd have to eat a metric shit ton to really feel it or OD. If you want to get a buzz, you're better off sticking to regular old pills or their precious IV Benny. It's less cumbersome, more effective, and won't taste nearly as fucking disgusting. There's a reason all the munchies aren't rushing to get sooper speshul compounded meds.

 

[Yutyrannus]

Yep, looks like the one.

Sarah Jean has a new video wherein she completely misunderstands dog behaviors and gives away that her mutt is completely unsuitable for working. Might as well have titled this "MEAN KIWIS I AM NOT ABUSING MY DOG." But proceeds to give away that she is.

-Makes up dog breeds and claims her dog is a mix of them
-Talked to her docs about getting a service dog when she first started getting sick in Florida
-She swears she didn't want a service dog. Uh huh.
-Got her when she was a year or a year and a half old
-Doesn't believe SDs should be going everywhere with their handlers. uhm. That is the point of them. That's why you select dogs that have a drive to work and a happy demeanor like goldens and labs, not anxious-as-fuck mix breed shelter mutts.
-never takes the dog if she has the wheelchair. Have videos that say otherwise.
-tried to find a trainer but none will help her because she's a husky mix and they're not meant for service.
-Admits freckles is temperamental and says she doesn't want to "ruin her personality" by making her work too often. No. If your dog is temperamental it shouldn't be working period.
-one company met her and wanted $40k to train her, SJ didn't have that kinda cash so she did some google searches on dog training and trained her herself. Taught her basic obedience, knows she's not skilled enough to train retrieval et al nor does she have the patience to work with her. Might go to fucking petco to see if they can train her.
-BUT THINKS SHE WAS QUALIFIED TO SAFELY TRAIN HEAVY MOBILITY WORK. Uses the dog to brace her when she stands up from the floor putting her "body pressure" on her, uses her for support going up and down stairs (she "learned herself" how to pause on every step and lean against her. Yeah my one dog does that too. He's also anxious as all hell and he's looking to me for reassurance that he's still being a good boy and I still love him.) Uses the mobility harness to stop herself when she starts to "fall".
-Was training to be an alerter to her "episodes" but gave up after 6 months without results. Claims Freckles knows very occasionally that she's about to have an "episode" and bothers here, also known as "she is a dog and wants attention"
-If SJ falls Freckles lays on her; if SJ falls down in the road, Freckles tries to pull her out of danger. Or your dog saw you hit the ground and thought FUNFUN WRESTLE PLAYTIME WITH HUMAN
-uses Freckles' mobility harness bridge to brace herself when getting off bar stools after drinking.
-as a SD handler SJ must keep her dog safe and happy. Your dog is not happy and is a danger to others.
-Walks the dog two miles sometimes while in her wheelchair. That is not even the bare minimum daily exercise requirement for a husky
-Dog works about 25% of the time because her doctors want her to "really push her heart" and ditch the chair and dog. Or they know you don't need them.
-Wants to train the dog to retrieve because sometimes she drops the TV remote and she wants her to retrieve bottles of water for her, but the dog isn't interested in learning and doesn't take commands because she's not a fucking service dog.

Alright. Give me the hats. I'm officially mad on the internet. That dog isn't even calm in her own home. Look at the tail held low, the yawning, the panting in an air conditioned room, the shifty eyes. That's a dog that is very uncomfortable.

Holy shit, Freckles is obese. No muscle tone, all fat. No tuck. No waist. Her coat looks like shit too, but that's unrelated. A fat or unconditoned dog by no means should ever, ever do mobility work (or arguably service work at all).

Sarah, take your dog for a walk. Have her play with a flirt pole. Do some muscle building exercises with a peanut or just some sit-downs or stand from downs. Have her lose some weight and gain some muscle before you force her to bear all your body weight.

P.S. Muscle building exercises helps with building confidence in dogs so maybe the poor thing will be a tad less anxious

 

[CN 925]

So, two of my friends growing up had Ehlers Danlos, and since then I've met another person with it. I suspect I've met a few more who just didn't bother telling me about it because it doesn't matter. NONE of them acted like it was a big deal. They all had their limits and problems and whatnot, but they weren't completely debilitated by it at all. One of them even grew up and went into a career that requires them to carry heavy, unstable objects and be on their feet all day. I didn't think of it as an "illness" until I found out about these munchies.

Why do all these munchies act like it's such a huge ass thing?