2006-10-12 13:30:23 · 7 answers · asked by ~♥~ *CHEEKY* ~♥~ 6 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Thats it Ernie, thanks , Munchausen!!!!
2006-10-12 13:35:47 · update #1
munchausen by proxy is when they hurt the child munchausen syndrome is when they hurt themselves
2006-10-12 14:01:03 · update #2
munchhausen or something like that
2006-10-12 13:32:15 · answer #1 · answered by OU812 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Muchhausen Syndrome if you do it to your self or Munchausen Syndrome BiProxy if it's someone else doing it. Example- a mother making her child sick for the attention of "oh what a poor woman. her child is soo sick!"
2006-10-12 13:52:33 · answer #2 · answered by Phoenixsong 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ernie was close...it's called Munchhausen by Proxy, and usually involves the harming of ones own children to get that sympathy and attention. Self mutilators are just plain nut jobs.
2006-10-12 13:39:29 · answer #3 · answered by The Oldest Man In The World 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe what the other two were trying to say was
Masochism - deriving pleasure from pain; not a psychological disorder
Self mutilation - which is the act of hurting one's self.
Niether of which is an answer for what you asked
Many people who are depressed will hurt themselves as a cry for help. They can't come right out and say what's wrong, so they hope that someone will notice and care enough to help them.
There are also 'cutters' who don't do it for attention, but because their mental pain is so great it's a way to release it.
2006-10-12 13:39:39 · answer #4 · answered by nymphetamine1978 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are thinking of Munchhausen's syndrome
2006-10-12 13:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by riaaleigh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
self slotter or something i think is self manipulation
2006-10-12 13:32:36 · answer #6 · answered by harry rav 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
self mutliation?
2006-10-12 13:38:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋