It's...a sort of mental illness, yes. But she's not delusional. It's more compulsion. Narcissism. Lack of empathy.
It's called Munchausen's by Proxy. There's a version of it where you make yourself sick for attention, or pretend to be ill. With the by proxy crowd, they make someone in their care sick instead. It's about being seen as caring. The control. The sympathy from other people.
She...went too far before. With Marian. [A deep gloom sweeps over her. Sucking her back into that familiar black hole.] My little sister. I didn't figure it out until last year.
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It's called Munchausen's by Proxy. There's a version of it where you make yourself sick for attention, or pretend to be ill. With the by proxy crowd, they make someone in their care sick instead. It's about being seen as caring. The control. The sympathy from other people.
She...went too far before. With Marian. [A deep gloom sweeps over her. Sucking her back into that familiar black hole.] My little sister. I didn't figure it out until last year.
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[ ...... oh. the weight of her sister's fate sinks in a little more after a moment. ]
That must have been so horrible. I'm sorry.