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Do You F*cking Mind?

Brain Fact: Munchausen Syndrome by proxy

Do You F*cking Mind?

Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa - Neuroscientist and Mindset Coach

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness

4.9914 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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0:00.0

Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?

0:04.8

So we started the business two years ago.

0:07.2

We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.

0:12.5

But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy.

0:18.0

Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business

0:21.2

at Apple.com forward slash hellovette. In fact of today is Manchausen's syndrome and also Manchausen syndrome by proxy.

0:48.0

So what is it?

0:49.0

And the reason I'm talking about this is because I was listening to, I'm currently listening

0:53.0

to a podcast.

0:53.8

It's one episode

0:54.4

released every week called Scamander. Fucking, if you know me, you know how much I love

0:59.8

listening to podcasts about scams, cons, all the above. Oh, live and breathe it. Pyramid

1:05.8

schemes. Love that shit so much. If you have a good one to recommend to me, please I'm all

1:09.6

ears. But this one's called Scamander and another one is called, oh, it'll come to me, something about magic, it'll come to me.

1:16.7

But it got me thinking that this is what I should do the brain fact on. So what is Manchausen's

1:21.6

syndrome? So it's a rare psychological and behavioral condition where someone makes up and even induces or fakes symptoms of illness.

1:32.3

So, oh, sorry, the podcast is called Believe in Magic.

1:36.5

So there's Believe in Magic and there's Scamander.

1:38.0

Go listen to both of them.

1:39.3

So it is listed as a psychiatric mental health problem, but there is generally nothing physically

1:46.7

wrong with the patient. And the origin of the name, it's after a German aristocrat called Baron

1:52.6

Manchausen, who was known for telling like wild stories and adventures of his past, which were not

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