• ickplant@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Munchausen by proxy usually involves wanting attention from the resulting illness. Aka “look at me, I’m taking care of this sick child, poor me.” They usually don’t want to kill the victim because keeping them alive but sick is their goal.

    • Urbanfox@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      This person did seem to pull the “woe is me” threads in her text messages to other colleagues, apparently seeking out sympathy.

      Also, if they’ve got nothing but sick kids, then a death or near death is the next step up to garner sympathy because the status quo is sick kids.

      This may be a good guess to why she might have done it.