Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - V

[Perdita]

So Curtis is a mega hypochondriac. Poor Emma.

He has a mental illness. Munchausen's syndrome is a psychological disorder where someone pretends to be ill or deliberately produces symptoms of illness in themselves. Their main intention is to assume the "sick role" so that people care for them and they are the centre of attention. People with this syndrome very often lack any self esteem.