It is named after the Baron's outrageous and fanciful stories.
There are actually two types of Munchausen's...one is the ultimate hypochondriac. The stories of life threatening disease and miraculous recovery keep these people feeling important and the center of attention.
Munchausen's by Proxy is the scarier version where a caregiver deliberately keeps their child, parent..whomever...sick to receive the attention given to the poor sacrificing caregiver.
Asgara
"Embrace the pain, spank your inner moppet, whatever....but get over it"
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