| faking ( n., v.) | |
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| Other forms | faker (n.), fake (adj.) |
Faking is the act of pretending to have an attribute or experience without actually having / experiencing it. People are often accused of faking in relation to sensitive topics or to gain access to certain communities or spaces.
In the context of plurality, especially disordered plurality and other disorders, faking is a common topic of discourse. This is especially pervasive since internal experiences are hard or impossible to prove or disprove.
Faking is a conscious and deliberate action that is distinct from misconceptions of misinterpretation of symptoms.
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This overlaps with the common perceptions of Munchausen's syndrome and other factitious disorders, as well as the concept of iatrogenic disorders.
Imposter syndrome is often accompanied by thoughts or fears that one is "just faking", which conflates intentional faking with unintentional misconceptions.
Some systems who start out faking may become pseudogenic systems.
