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Sept. 7, 2023
E 134: The False Patient: Scammer and Blogger Amanda C.Riley
Amanda C. Riley lied about having cancer for years and took money from many of her blog followers, family, friends, and acquaintances. Her lying started way before her cancer journey, in fact it seems her whole life was one big lie.
We do our best t...
Amanda C. Riley lied about having cancer for years and took money from many of her blog followers, family, friends, and acquaintances. Her lying started way before her cancer journey, in fact it seems her whole life was one big lie.
We do our best to summarize this wild ride, but you can Listen to the full episode of the Scamanda podcast here.
Why did she live this massive lie? What caused her to create this fake world? We don’t know because, well, we are Unqualified, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take some guesses. Listen in as Sarah and I pull out the trusty DSM to see if we can figure it out.
As always, we want to know what you think. Why did she do this? Leave us a voicemail here. Or send an email: unqualifiedtherapists@gmail.com
Xo,
Amy & Sarah
Read more about what was discussed in this episode:
- http://poppielady.com/blog/2023/7/15/how-i-think-scamanda-faked-cancer-for-8-years
- https://www.munchausen.com/malingering/
- https://www.theravive.com/therapedia/factitious-disorder-dsm--5-300.19-(f68.10)#:~:text=Diagnostic%20criteria%20for%20factitious%20disorder&text=The%20individual%20presents%20themselves%20as,not%20better%20explain%20the%20behavior
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-does-someone-fake-cancer_l_5c91322ce4b05d2b09550d7f
- Amanda’s blog posts
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