Melissa and Amy collaborate to discuss the psychological underpinnings of women who fake cancer; Belle Gibson (the focus of Netflix’s ‘Instagram’s Worst Con Artist’ and ‘apple cider vinegar’), Scamanda, and Elizabeth Finch. This podcast examines social, emotional, and psychological factors that led Belle to become one of the most prolific cancer scam artists, fooling both Apple and Penguin Publishing.
Specifically, Melissa and Amy discuss factitious disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder and psychopathology, outlining the psychology that underlies this type of behavior. This leads to a discussion about epigenetics, childhood trauma, attention seeking and more. Melissa also tells a personal story of being impacted by a scammer, TW: ED discussed.
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