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Was I In A Cult?

Munchausen by Proxy: “My Sister the Perpetrator”

Was I In A Cult?

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True Crime, Comedy, Talk Radio

4.43.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

When your sister, whom you love, fabricates a pregnancy with twins, it’s alarming. But when you eventually come to discover that your sister is the culprit of Munchausen by Proxy, life as you know it will never be the same. Today, Andrea Dunlop, a novelist and podcaster of the successful podcast, “Nobody Should Believe Me” joins us to share her personal experience with her sister’s Munchausen by Proxy abuse and delves into her family background and where it all began. Fabricated illnesses and surgeries escalate to abuse of her own children. And the question we are all wondering: Are instigators of this disorder aware of what they are doing?? Listen now to find out…  Follow Andrea: @andreadunlop  Listen to “Nobody Should Believe Me” wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the show: @nobodyshouldbelievemepod Resources for those dealing Munchausen by Proxy, visit: munchausensupport.com  Andrea’s Books: We Came Here to Forget  Losing the Light She Regrets Nothing Women are the Fiercest Creatures  Follow us on Instagram/TikTok/F B: @wasiinacult Have your own story? Email us: [email protected]  Please support Was I In A Cult? Through Patreon We have MERCH! Head to our website for the link: www.wasiinacult.com 

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0:00.0

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0:14.0

We learned that she had had a second baby who was either still born or died shortly after birth,

0:22.0

and then very shortly after that she had her daughter.

0:25.0

Her daughter was also born, very premature.

0:28.0

Both born at 24 weeks, and so it's very hard to believe,

0:32.0

you know, that that's a coincidence, right?

0:34.6

I have seen that pattern a bunch of times with other perpetrators.

0:38.4

And now I say perpetrator, I call my sister a perpetrator because that's what I believe she is.

0:42.4

I have strong evidence to that

0:43.7

effect. Welcome to Was I an occult? I'm your host, Liz Ayacuzzi. And me, I just sit here and look pretty.

1:00.8

Does he ever? What will? But I do have a name and that name

1:04.4

name is Tyler Meissom and this podcast is dedicated to giving those who were

1:09.5

in cult or cultic environments a chance to share their story, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

1:16.0

Of which you are not.

1:17.0

Oh, thank you, Liz.

1:19.0

Sometimes a man just needs to be held and told he's pretty.

1:22.0

Is there anything wrong with that?

1:23.3

There's nothing wrong with that.

1:24.3

Men need more lifting up in this world.

1:26.7

I completely agree.

1:28.1

I'll work on that.

1:29.1

This whole episode, I'm just gonna throw in side compliments to Tyler when he's feeling down.

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