I know for a fact that people are faking constantly. Like illnesses or disorders or mental anguish. Even inconsequential things like financial situations or heartache. I am positive that I know people who fake homosexuality for attention. I would not put it past certain kids to feign gangreen in order to get a limb hacked off so they could be known as the coolest amuptee in the city. I'm uncertain as whether these people want pity, want to feel sorry for themselves, or desperately want to be able to self depricate in new and exciting ways because their regular shortcomings are passé since Joe Blow got all narcoleptic up in here.