Both of us afraid
Not wanting to be alone
Longing for a good listener
(Gabriel at The Night Listener movie)
Sinopsis lengkap lihat sini
Seperti film Butterfly Effect, yang menyenangkan dari film ini adalah dapat ‘ilmu’baru: Factitious Disorder.
Anna: There’s this actual pathology called factitious disorder. The people who have it feel unworthy of love so they make up staff to get sympathy. Like, uh, their own illness or – no thanks – a sick child, it’s, uh, it’s like Munchausen’ by Proxy, only there is no child
Gabriel: They don’t know they’re doing this?
Anna: They know, but the attention feel so good they can’t stop lying
Arti Munchausen’ by Proxy dari wikipedia yakni: The word “proxy” is defined as the infliction of a disorder unto another individual — the “substitution” of it. Specific symptoms include FD produced in children because of their caregivers or parents (most always mothers) who induce illnesses on their children. The parent may falsify the child’s medical history or tamper with laboratory tests in order to make the child appear sick. Occasionally, in Munchausen by proxy, the caregiver will actually injure the child to ensure that the child will be treated. Such parents enjoy the indirect attention that they receive.
Prinsipnya adalah senang dapat perhatian lebih dengan cara menceritakan tentang penyakit orang lain. Kadang2 malah sengaja membuat seseorang sakit supaya mereka bisa menceritakan sakitnya ini. Kenapa? Seperti di film ini.. mereka mencari a good listener – mencari perhatian.
Real isn’t how you were made.
It’s a thing that happens to you
(Gabriel at The Night Listener movie)