Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Have you ever faked being sick in order to get out of work? Well some people take it to a dangerous extreme and for reasons you'd never expect... Let's learn about this rare psychological disorder and some of its harms.

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Photo Credits -
Sick Wheatley by Poethewondercat

Film/Sound Clip Credits -
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1985 --- OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE" - MovieTitleScreens - youtube.com/watch?v=UX_rPkWzlqs
"The Cranberries - Zombie" - TheCranberriesVEVO - youtu.be/6Ejga4kJUts

Music Credits -
"Furious Freak" and "Fretless" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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Additional disclaimer for this video: I'm not sick or injured in any of these scenes. I'm also not making fun of anyone who is. If anything, I'm making fun of those who fake illness for attention or monetary gain.

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