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The book was brought up by Audrey while discussing factitious disorder, noting that individuals with the condition often felt giddy and eager for hospital care. She explained that the title detailed how such patients become excited about being tended to, highlighting its insight into the psychology of feigning illness.
Episode: S18 E7: (6/7) [Amy S. + Audrey] Birth Fetish
The book describes people with factitious disorder and how they often become giddy and excited to be cared for in hospital settings.
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In this book that I've been reading, Dying to be Ill, they describe a lot of people with factitious disorder, that when they're in the hospital setting, that they become giddy, and they can't hide how excited they are to be cared for.