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

[oopsididitagain]

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Tess pulls a ‘Magpie’ on some lip balm…

her pupils are so big. she looks high as fuck

 

[Cold Waffle]

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Tess pulls a ‘Magpie’ on some lip balm…

Tess. Listen to me. You use your finger (or one of those bougie tiny spatula applicators) to apply lip balm from a pot. You don't make out with it. It doesn't have to be this way.

 

[Purple Bra]

Alright, everyone, let's meet Ash @ashthedisabledunicorn on TikTok. Ash, full name is Lauren Ashley Smith according to her Amazon Wishlist, is a #pansexual 36 year old #420contentcreator turned #chronicillnesswarrior. She claims C-PTSD, severe anxiety, severe depression, ADHD, chronic fatigue syndrome, asthma, fibromyalgia, uterine fibroids, anemia, asthma, EDS, IBS, migraines, mystery heart problems, and more. According to her videos, the PTSD is from her abusive ex-husband who allegedly still stalks her. She gets state disability, a significant portion of which seems to be spent on marijuana and related products. She also gets Medicaid and food stamps while frequently reminding her viewers about her Amazon Wishlist and Cashapp. #wishlistinbio

Oh, and her videos look like they were made by a middle schooler in 2005 with piles of obnoxious filters, glitter, and stickers.

Spoiler: Some Highlights

Which came first: the anxiety or the gas?

Hates men (and her reproductive organs are painful):

Complaining about appointment related anxiety because her doctors ALWAYS find something wrong + filming while driving:

An overview of some of her issues:

Medication list "censored for safety":

(I'm not familiar with a lot of the meds that I could read, but it looks like anti-depressants, a blood pressure med, and an inhaler?)

Using marijuana for the "intense chronic pain" that still somehow allows her to make a billion awful TikToks:

Intake appointment with chronic pain and CSS information:

Some pill porn:

Uh, jaw noises for some reason?:

(Not really sure where she was going with that but that video was fucking weird.)

Complaining about being dizzy and then using a dizziness-inducing filter:

GI doctor isn't concerned about her complaint of lack of appetite as long she isn't losing weight or having other symptoms:

It's almost like having less appetite isn't a problem if it's not actually causing a problem.

Labs are normal but got a referral:

Eating salt for her maybe POTS:

New med, Nadolol, which Google says is used for high blood pressure. Wonder if that's related to the fucking bowl of salt she was eating in the previous video:

"Brain fog" that is obviously a symptom of illness and totally not from all the weed:

"High pain day" that allows her to drive AND film at the same time:

New diagnosis:

I *think* the EDS was the new one, but would a spine & pain doctor even be qualified to diagnose that or is it more likely that she just started claiming that so they threw it in her paperwork?

"Take my meds with me" aka pill porn:

"Bald spots":

Maybe she should get together with Victoria and talk about going bald and other munchie bullshit.

Pain management apparently can't help her:

Another diagnosis list:

Doctor is blaming her heart issues on her weight:

"High pain" due to getting her period but still able to do whatever the fuck this is:

Got a Zio patch!

(I honestly don't know what the outcome of this is)

Bad day - GI doctor won't do anything about her stomach issues:

Some sort of reaction:

(MCAS claims incoming?)

Hip arthritis plus disability hearing:

Someone bought her a rollator from her Amazon Wishlist so naturally she made this annoying video:

Bad day but still talked to multiple doctors and her lawyer about her disability hearing (got denied the first time):

Anyone want to be her friend? You just need to meet this, uh, interesting list of criteria.

There's apparently been a few people accusing her of faking and other bullshit and full attack mode is her reaction. She also used to get into arguments with a bunch of people from the 420 community before switching to being a chronic illness warrior so I think maybe people just don't like Ash. Maybe, just maybe, completely freaking out over criticism could be a factor in that.

She's mentioned that her "homeboy" (aka the dude whose house she's living in) has two sons, so I'm assuming one of the sons is the "able bodied teen" she's referring to in this video. Complaining about the son of the dude whose house you're living RENT FREE on your public TikTok seems pretty risky, but I'm not Ash.

 

[Umaibae]

The BBC published a video on Munchausens by Internet today.

Chronic illness influencers accused of faking it

Munchausen by Internet: Are some influencers faking illnesses for fame, money and attention?

www.bbc.com

 

[Maxie]

The BBC published a video on Munchausens by Internet today.

Chronic illness influencers accused of faking it

Munchausen by Internet: Are some influencers faking illnesses for fame, money and attention?

www.bbc.com

I'm sure someone will find a way for all of us colonists to watch the full documentary on the telly. Especially since they openly mention Illness Fakers but we are the place that can't be named.

Sickness and Lies

The chronically ill community has exploded recently, but some are accused of faking it.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[allYOURsystemsRfake2us]

I'm assuming one of the sons is the "able bodied teen" she's referring to in this video. Complaining about the son of the dude whose house you're living RENT FREE

She ends the last video with "see you at 3:30 B-rad," pretty much the exact time the last bell rings for high schoolers to go home. She basically hit him with the old "see you after school punk."

Typically teenagers get a kick out of this type of shit, and they can be pretty so relentless, so I hope B-rad shows all his friends the video for a good laugh.

Spoiler: A note on Karens vs teens

An immature, unaware teenage Kyle beats an overly sensitive, middle age Karen almost everytime. Angsty, energetic, rebellious teenagers are the anti-Karen. A Karen's worst enemy. They are too stupid and immature to care about anything except having fun, so when that fun comes at a Karen's expense, it's a match made in heaven.

 

[Special spoonie]

I'm sure someone will find a way for all of us colonists to watch the full documentary on the telly. Especially since they openly mention Illness Fakers but we are the place that can't be named.

Sickness and Lies

The chronically ill community has exploded recently, but some are accused of faking it.

www.bbc.co.uk

Since Jess/thechroniciconic is one of the main stars of the show a reminder that she herself took part in /r/illnessfakersgonewild to mock Amanda and other zebras. (Despite wearing zebra get ups herself

how we knew it was her, she couldn’t resist with her met police threats after her timeline was dropped.

 

[pangolins]

The documentary is one of the low budget ones that the BBC put out where they don't really explore anything in depth. They did bring up Jaquie specifically, there's no conclusion on whether or not she was faking but they do discuss it briefly as a possibility. The presenter seems to really not want to accuse anyone of faking an illness, although she does accept that clearly some people do fake illnesses. They got an extremely generic statement from Reddit about their site rules not allowing harassment. They definitely could have covered everything they wanted to in a much shorter amount of time, it was only 24 minutes but felt too stretched out even then. There are a few references to Kiwi Farms and some screenshots that you can tell came from here, but it is never mentioned by name.

Spoiler: The documentary

 

[Special spoonie]

Someone is mad.

 

[Sir Mloobly Bloops]

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Tess pulls a ‘Magpie’ on some lip balm…

What the fuck is going on? What the fucking fuck? What is the point of that? Her eye is all pupil and she is recording herself smearing lip balm on herself. What the fuck.

 

[large_farva]

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Someone is mad.

someone hilariously missed the point of them leaving out her ig handle.

 

[Protozoangod]

What the fuck is going on? What the fucking fuck? What is the point of that? Her eye is all pupil and she is recording herself smearing lip balm on herself. What the fuck.

She’s high as fucking balls on something…

 

[Korthiaz]

Someone is mad.

Oh no how dare they promote reddit and the forum that has attacked me and not at least put my IG handle in for fame I only did this to get more followers uughhh! Totally helps your case hunnie

 

[Kate Farms Shill]

Lol that journo actually contacted me maybe... a year and a half ago wanting me to participate in that as well as maybe a dozen other people who were very active at the time on here and IFGW. She got me through my old reddit account and the messages are long gone. We were all told it was going to focus more on the phenomenon of faking disability. The only message I sent back was I'm not an expert in this thinking it would make her realize I'm truly not worth talking to. Instead she started trying to flatter me. Scumbag journo alarm activated.


What's funny is Jess here was told the complete opposite, that it was going to focus on how poor widdle sick girls like her are affected by harassment and they only had to pay lip service to the other side's argument. I haven't watched the "documentary" and don't plan to, but I heard that's pretty much what happened.

She was also aware they weren't going to identify her beyond her first name.

(also part 3 of sydney is coming soon, sorry, real life shit happened as it tends to do)

 

[Maxie]

Anyone remember Augony Autie? She was the British chick who claimed autism once her son was diagnosed, than added EDS, POTS, etc. Had screaming matches with train workers because they wouldn't let her on that resulted in news articles. Most noted for her crazy stim dancing with her forearm crutch.

She ended up divorced and losing custody of her son. Somehow she also lost her power chair and forearm crutch along the way. She is now showing off her roller skating, doing crazy spins and all. Hard to believe 18 months ago she couldn't leave her house without a mobility scooter or electric wheelchair. Guess Covid lockdown was good for her mobility.

 

[TheCakeIsALie]

Anyone remember Augony Autie? She was the British chick who claimed autism once her son was diagnosed, than added EDS, POTS, etc. Had screaming matches with train workers because they wouldn't let her on that resulted in news articles. Most noted for her crazy stim dancing with her forearm crutch.

She ended up divorced and losing custody of her son. Somehow she also lost her power chair and forearm crutch along the way. She is now showing off her roller skating, doing crazy spins and all. Hard to believe 18 months ago she couldn't leave her house without a mobility scooter or electric wheelchair. Guess Covid lockdown was good for her mobility.

If she had POTS, spinning on rollerblades would be pretty awful feeling.

 

[TheBigZee]

Non-famous people are only ever going to be in a documentary for other people to gawk at. It's like the bedlam asylum tours but in a natural habitat.

 

[everybody in Portugal]

If she had POTS, spinning on rollerblades would be pretty awful feeling.

Big 'if’...

 

[Special spoonie]

I must admit, I have never induced psychosis from a post of mine before, but here it is.
It is also a complete lie, considering her psych ward adventures I have caps from July/August and her timeline dropped in May. Sure it drove you straight to suicide. Like all your other suicide baiting times. Her timeline Here and Here that nearly killed her, incase people cannot use the search function.

Now is a good time to mention, I have SS from January 2020 onwards from this girl that I never uploaded out of sheer laziness. I guess I better get cracking with soon.
Sneak peak here from is the time she pretended she was on the shielding list getting the usual free food from the council at the time. She was actually scamming food from a charity that usually deals with children with cancer/ those in poverty etc. Of course though, we are the bad people. The real “shielding boxes” were really basic ass, I’ve heard people even got tins of spam in them.

 

[A tree]

First Post pls be gentle lol. Is there confirmation that autie lost her kid? I know it was on the cards during her latest breakdown.
I have to credit autie with sending me down this rabbit hole so I'm kind of invested now.
Edit sorry I can't see how to delete all the things that were accidentally stuck to my clipboard. Apologies for shitting up the thread